Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk going through off. (Credit: Twitter)
The heavyweight title combat between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury now seems more likely to be held in February.
The heavyweight title combat between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury now seems more likely to be held in February.
Although Usyk isn’t satisfied.
“I’m not 100% sure. I will be sure when I’m in the ring,” Usyk mentioned. “I will stand in one corner, Tyson Fury will stand in the opposite corner, between us a referee in a white shirt, and only when I hear the sound of a bell — that’s when I’ll understand that yes, the game is on.”
The Ukrainian has his doubts as a result of the combat had been deliberate for Dec. 23 in Saudi Arabia. That was earlier than Fury obtained knocked down and almost defeated by Francis Ngannou, an MMA fighter making his boxing debut.
Fury’s British promoter, Frank Warren, then known as the December date “unlikely” for the primary bout this century to unify the entire main heavyweight boxing titles.
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Usyk holds the IBF, WBA and WBO belts and Fury has the WBC model of the heavyweight title.
The final combat to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion was in 1999, when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield.
“I want this to work out, I want this fight to happen,” the 36-yr-outdated Usyk mentioned from his coaching camp in Valencia. “The fact that it is postponed is no problem to me. I’m satisfied.”
Usyk, whose nation was invaded by Russia in February 2022, mentioned he’s “not motivated by money.”
“I don’t care about material things. I care for the path I follow,” he mentioned.
Usyk (21-0) is coming off a protection towards Daniel Dubois in Poland in August. The Ukrainian received his heavyweight titles off Anthony Joshua in 2021 and defended them in a rematch in Saudi Arabia the next yr.
Earlier talks for a Fury-Usyk combat fell aside in March, with Warren blaming a disagreement over phrases for a rematch. Usyk had accepted Fury’s demand for a 70-30 cut up of earnings within the British fighter’s favor however his promoter Alex Krassyuk accused Fury of placing additional obstacles in the best way of a deal.
“He’s [Usyk] in shape and he has been keeping the shape since he worked out for the ring [against Dubois]. That’s why we got our consent for December 23, because according to our timing it was absolutely convenient. Our biggest concern was Tyson. Our biggest concern was, will he…— READY TO FIGHT (@ReadyToFight_io) October 28, 2023
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Usyk isn’t worried about potential insults coming from the 35-year-old Fury (34-0-1). Usyk noted the gap between his front teeth and that his last name means “little mustache” in Ukrainian.
“I heard so many insults about myself, that at some point I started flipping them over and making them my achievements,” he mentioned.
There might be no exhausting emotions regardless, he added.
“I love this incredible person,” he mentioned. “As a human being I feel no hostility towards him. I simply love people, including Tyson Fury.”
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