Tyson Fury says he will be 'first boxing billionaire', lists 10-fight plan including Anthony Joshua bouts

Tyson Fury insists he's set to become the first billionaire boxer, with Saudi Arabia sports mastermind Turki Alalshikh ready to keep the backing going for the heavyweight superstar's next 10 fights.

Alalshikh, the chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, has turned boxing on its head over the last year with a host of seemingly-impossible fight nights being set up at short notice with monumental paydays.

One of those was Fury's split-decision win over former UFC king Francis Ngannou, with much more struggle and drama than anticipated. A second match-up in Riyadh, of much more significant status, is coming next.

On May 18, the Brit's highly-anticipated undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk will finally take place, live on TNT Sports Box Office.

The battle for all the marbles was pushed back from its February 17 date after Fury pulled out due to a cut above his right eye sustained in sparring.

At a press conference in his hometown of Morecambe, the reigning WBC champion was told by Alalshikh: "Tyson, you are the diamond in world boxing. You know I want you to be our crown jewel for 10 more fights."

Fury - who has already retired from the sport several times over - responded by fleshing out the full wish list of fights, including a pair against Anthony Joshua.

He said: "If they can line them up quickly, I’ll do them.

"I can get the best out of me when I have two, three, four fights on the spin. If they can do it, fantastic. I'll do Usyk, Usyk, AJ, AJ - if he doesn't get beat in the meantime - so that's four.

"Then I'll do Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce, then Joseph Parker. That's seven. Then I'll go to America and chuck in an American, maybe Deontay Wilder for a fourth time. Maybe a European, an Agit Kabayel. Then for the 10th I'll probably do a trilogy with Usyk."

Fury went on to speak of his financial ambitions, telling a media huddle: "Absolutely unbelievable. I'm definitely on course to become the first boxing billionaire, for sure. I'm on course for it, I'm looking forward to it. I'm delighted by all the good news that keeps coming my way.

"I'm not cheap - I'm probably the highest-paid escort in Morecambe. If you want something good, you have to pay for it. I can't get a new car from the agent and pay pennies for it - it's going to cost me."

Because of that cost, the eventual 'Battle of Britain' between Fury and Joshua looks set to take place away from these shores. Fury continued: "It won't happen at Wembley Stadium.

"If you're paying £200 million for something, you're going to do it in someone else's country? Doubt that. Maybe the rematch. But the way I look at it: Joshua is an old dosser and has to wait his turn."

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