George Warren, in an interview with Queensberry Promotions, commented on the victory of K2 Promotion in the promotional bidding for the fight for the WBA heavyweight belt between Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) and Daniel Dubois (19-1, 18 KOs). Warren's stable offered $5.6 million and Usyk's team bid $8 million.
"It's always hard to be on the side of the outsiders, we were 75 against 25," promoter Dubois explained. “Probably, in 90 percent of tenders, the privileged side wins. We tried to negotiate, but in the end we got a tender, which they won. They gave 8 million, so for Dubois it will be a good fee and a great opportunity in a tough fight.
When asked about who will broadcast the Usyk-Dubois fight in the UK, Warren answered the following: “While this is a secret, they have the rights to television, but we will definitely sit down with Alexander Krasyuk and discuss this issue. I hope we get along, although I think they just want to make as much money as they can because they need to cover that $8 million somehow - it's all in their hands now."
According to the tender documents, the Usyk-Dubois fight will take place on August 12 in Wroclaw, Poland, or on August 5 in Saudi Arabia or Manchester.
