TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk finally look set to clash, with both their paths to the undisputed heavyweight titles cleared of any challengers.
Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua for the second time last weekend to retain his WBA, WBO and IBF titles, picking up the Ring Magazine belt in the process.
Fury is the WBC champ and is coming off three huge consecutive stoppage wins himself.
The Gypsy King beat Deontay Wilder via TKO in 2020 to claim the title, before knocking him out in their trilogy clash last year.
Fury then overcame Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium, stopping him in the sixth round.
With no mandatory challengers due, and all the belts in the hands of just two fighters, the undisputed clash looks finally set to happen.
When is Fury vs Usyk going to take place?
A date has yet to be confirmed for Fury’s potential undisputed clash with Usyk.
But all signs look to be pointing at a December date.
And the venue could be Saudi Arabia once again, with Riyadh being targeted.
Talks are ongoing about hosting it on December 17 – the day before the World Cup Final in neighbouring Qatar.
Saudi Sports Minister HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud confirmed the country was keen to stage the fight.
“We’re interested, that’s all I can say. We are open to that. We’re bidding for a lot of events,” he said.
“If it does happen, it will be hosted in Riyadh. But we still haven’t decided on anything.”
What TV channel will it be on?
Fury vs Usyk has yet to be confirmed, but a TV channel will be announced once the fight is signed.
It’s extremely likely we’ll see the fight on BT Sport Box Office, where Fury’s last six fights have been shown.
Queensberry Promotions and Top Rank are set to promote the mega-event.
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What has been said?
Fury said on Instagram in a now-deleted video: “England has been relieved of its belts but there is a remedy.
“If you want those belts back then send in the Gypsy barbarian.
“Send me in and I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of his belts like I did the last Ukrainian dosser.
“But it’s not going to be cheap, if you want the best you have to pay.
“It’s going to be very expensive, so get your f***ing cheque book out and I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of the belts.”
Usyk put it simply after his win over Joshua – Fury and no-one else.
“I’m sure that Tyson Fury is not retired yet. I’m sure, I’m convinced he wants to fight me,” he said.
“I want to fight him and if I’m not fighting Tyson Fury, I’m not fighting at all.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
