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Tyson Fury lined up for blockbuster Wembley fight in summer with Joe Joyce if he beats Oleksandr Usyk for unified titles


TYSON FURY is lined up for a summer fight with Joe Joyce at Wembley – all he has to do is beat Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury and Usyk are still negotiating the heavyweight division’s first four-belt undisputed decider.

Joe Joyce, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk facing offCredit: Jamie McPhilimey

Meanwhile, Joyce is the mandatory challenger for the WBO title set to be on the line between the unbeaten pair.

To keep active, the 2016 Olympic silver medallist returns on April 15 against China’s Zhilei Zhang, 39.

Should Fury, 34, and Joyce, 37, both emerge victorious it will set them up for a blockbuster in front of over 90,000.

Promoter Frank Warren wrote in his column: “I was delighted last week to be able to officially signpost a proper banger of a heavyweight fight for April 15 when Big Joe Joyce goes up against Big Bang Zhang, otherwise known as Zhilei Zhang.

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“Our big hope, of course, is that the Juggernaut remains on a collision course with Tyson Fury and a big summer date at Wembley.

“That is the plan if Tyson takes all the titles from Oleksandr Usyk and Joe does the business on April 15 in Stratford.” 

Fury’s historic title unification looks set for Saudi Arabia on April 29.

Usyk, 36, is believed to have already agreed a financial package with the Middle Eastern hosts.

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It is now down to Fury to do the same or switching the venue to Wembley is an alternative option.

The WBC champion sold 94,000 tickets there for his knockout of Dillian Whyte, 34, last April.

Fury has also threatened to turn his attention to ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou, 36, if talks with Usyk continue to stall.

Ngannou is a free agent after leaving the UFC and Fury wants to fight him in 4oz gloves, in a cage but under boxing rules.

Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou at WembleyCredit: BT SPORTS


Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk


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