Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk: Frank Warren says fight now a 'dead duck' and he struggles to see how it happens
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ByEurosport
Published 23/03/2023 at 09:51 GMT
Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk was meant to be one of the biggest fights of this generation, but it seems as if now it might not even happen. Promoter Frank Warren has said that the fight is now a “dead duck” and he is having a hard time seeing how it is going to take place. If the two sides cannot find a deal between now and April 1 then the WBA have said they will make Usyk fight Daniel Dubois.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: (L-R) Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury, and Bob Arum at Madison Square Garden on December 11, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images)
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Any potential heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is now a “dead duck”, according to promoter Frank Warren.
It was confirmed on Wednesday that the potential bout had been called off, a little over a month away from the proposed April 29 date at Wembley Stadium.
However, speaking about the fight being postponed, Warren said it was now a “dead duck” and added that he thought that Usyk, who holds all of the heavyweight belts bar the WBC, was “looking for a way out".
"They said the fight must take place before 29 April and if it goes later they want different splits," Warren said.
"The reason they did that was they didn't think Tyson would be ready for the 29th and suddenly Tyson was ready for it.
"He has been in training camp for two and a half weeks, got trainers in from America and they looked for a way to get out."
Warren added that he thought it was possible that Usyk’s camp had been tempted by the prospect of a lucrative fight in Saudi Arabia.
However, if that fight took place later in the year, it would go past the point where Usyk would have to start fighting mandatory challengers.
"There is an established rota of who Usyk has to defend against," Warren added on the fight.
"That's why after the 29th it goes away."
The WBA has said that it will wait until April 1 to agree a new deal before Usyk will have to fight Daniel Dubois.
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