OLEKSANDR USYK has agreed to a blockbuster showdown with Tyson Fury next year.
A multi-million-pound undisputed bout between the pair was on course to take place in Saudi Arabia on December 17 until Usyk revealed he was struggling with multiple injuries.
Negotiations, however, continued and Team Usyk has agreed to the proposed terms for the historic dust-up.
The Ukrainian’s manager Egis Klimas told SecondsOut: “Everything is done from our side – everything, absolutely.
“So, there’s only one guy who can say, ‘Yes, we’re going [ahead];’ that’s Fury.”
Usyk, 34, holds four of the heavyweight marbles following spectacular back-to-back displays against Brit Anthony Joshua.
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But the former undisputed cruiserweight king will likely be the underdog against 6’9 man-mountain Fury.
Klimas admitted: “Size difference, of course, it’s not in Usyk’s favour.
“[Fury] is a giant. Also, he’s a good fighter. He’s a talented fighter first of all; Second, he has a good boxing IQ.
“So, he is a very, very dangerous fighter.”
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Fury, 34, will defend his WBC crown at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3 in a trilogy fight with fellow Brit Derek Chisora.
And Usyk has no problem rematching 38-year-old Chisora for the belts should he shock the world and dethrone The Gypsy King.
When asked about Chisora potentially throwing a spanner into the works, Klimas said: “Then we’re gonna go and unify the titles with Chisora.
“We [beat him comfortably in 2020], but again: Boxing is boxing; one time you beat them, one time you can lose, one time you can draw – and all kind of different things happen.”
Usyk was left baffled by Fury’s choice of Chisora for his voluntary defence of the WBC title.
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The London 2012 Olympic gold medallist asked ESPN: “Why is he doing this?
“I think we already agreed with him to fight and now he’s running and saying that I don’t want to fight him … I know that [he’s scared of me.]”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
