After retaining his IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles towards Anthony Joshua final yr, a giant unification bout between Usyk and Fury had been mooted.
The heavyweight division has not a unified world champion since Lennox Lewis on the flip of the century however talks failed to succeed in a optimistic conclusion.
Fury, in the meantime, has called out long-term rival Joshua because the WBA, WBC and The Ring journal champion appears to be like to return to motion for the primary time since Derek Chisora in December.
Usyk will defend his titles towards Daniel Dubois in Poland in August and not too long ago signed up with Saudi Arabia’s Skill Challenge Entertainment as rumours of a sensational event within the Middle East proceed.
Joshua is believed to be in line to face Deontay Wilder and makes an attempt will reportedly be made to lastly get the Fury vs Usyk combat over the road.
Promoter Warren, nevertheless, believes the concept of staging the combat in England earlier this yr was by no means on the desk for Usyk within the first place.
“I’ve been saying for ages, all Oleksandr Usyk is interested in is getting a big payday in Saudi Arabia,” he instructed talkSPORT.
“I don’t blame him for that. But don’t make it that Tyson Fury is the greedy person. That’s the reason he did not want to fight Fury in the UK.”
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