TYSON FURY is set to avoid a £200MILLION lawsuit after Oleksandr Usyk spoke out.
The Gypsy King was supposed to fight the Ukrainian on December 23 but the fight was postponed following his controversial points win over Francis Ngannou.
Fury, 35, was awarded the win against the UFC star in the crossover fight but did sustain some injuries.
The Morecombe boxer was knocked down during the fight and was spotted with a black eye the following day.
It was then revealed that Fury’s camp wanted to postpone the bout with Uysk so he could recover from his wounds.
As a result, it was claimed that Saudi chiefs could have enforced a £200m lawsuit against Fury if he did not fight in December.
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Reports suggested that only a serious injury could get Fury out of the fight with Usyk on a pre-agreed date.
However, Usyk, 36, has now admitted that he is happy for the fight to be delayed and agreed that Fury had sustained injuries against Ngannou.
He said: “It could be February and I would very much like it to be February.
“I was ready to fight on the 23rd but since Fury got some injuries in the last fight, a knockdown, then probably it will be postponed to next year.”
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Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk has also confirmed that the Saudis have agreed to the delay.
He told the Daily Mail: “Listen, these people are amazing people.
“They are very professional, and they have huge knowledge and experience in sports.
“So they understand it clearly, and they want to make it. So they put all their efforts to match all the wants and needs of the fighters.
“These are the champions. The champion is fighting the champion.
“They want to make them feel comfortable. So that’s what they do and they do it perfectly.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
