Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk delayed once more with ‘game-changing’ subsequent battle trace

A bout was initially scheduled for the tip of April however negotiations hit a roadblock when the rematch clause couldn’t be agreed upon, regardless of Usyk accepting a 70/30 purse break up in favour of Fury.

Reports then surfaced a couple of grand occasion in Saudi Arabia in December, that includes Fury vs Usyk and Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder on the identical card. However, Fury’s promoter Frank Warren has now confirmed that the battle will likely be pushed again to January, the Mirror reports.

Warren stated: “He won’t be preventing on the Skill Challenge present in December as a result of they’re speaking about their present now being postponed till January.

“We have to make things happen, we can’t wait for people to make things happen. We tried to make it happen three times already this year with Usyk, contrary to all of the social media c***, and he didn’t want it.”

“If he’d have wanted it, the fight would’ve taken place. What he wants to do is wait and he thinks he’s getting his $70million in Saudi, and I understand that.

“I absolutely get that but stop the nonsense that the fight’s not happening because of Tyson. Tyson really wants to fight and we’ve gotta make it happen.”

Warren relayed Fury’s openness to crossover fights with MMA heavyweights Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones, both of whom have expressed interest in facing the Gypsy King.

“Yeah, he’s up for that,” stated the promoter. “The sort of cash one thing like that might generate – why watch for individuals saying, ‘Wait till subsequent 12 months,’ when you can also make these fights now. Why would not you do this now?” Warren added that Fury’s next fight would be a “game-changer.”

Both Jones and Ngannou have been keen on facing Fury following his crossover fight proposal. However, Jones would require permission from UFC president Dana White to enter the boxing ring due to his contractual obligations, while Ngannou is able to participate in boxing despite being under contract with the PFL as part of his agreement with the MMA promotion.

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