Interesting information about the proposed agreement between the teams Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) Dan Rafael announced about the fight for four heavyweight championship belts.
According to American journalist Michael Coppinger, teams Devina Haney And Vasily Lomachenko agreed to fight on May 20 in Las Vegas for the title of absolute lightweight champion, that is, for four titles in the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO versions, and soon this meeting will be officially announced.
Tyson Fury announced that he started a training camp for a fight with Oleksandr Usyk for the title of absolute champion, which will be held on April 29 at Wembley Stadium in London. “Good morning good people! Today is the first day of my preparation for the fight with Usyk. I don't need six months for this guy, six weeks of training and a week off is enough. All. And then I'll show you, smart-ass bastard! I'm waiting impatiently. Rule Britannia!" Fury said while jogging.
Oleksandr Usyk, WBA, WBO, IBF world heavyweight champion, responded to Tyson Fury, WBC world champion, who had previously stated that the fee split should be 70/30 in his favor. Fury also said that he would take 1 percent a day if Usyk thinks for a long time. Here is what the Ukrainian replied:
We present the results of the Bellator 292 tournament, which took place on the night of March 11 in San Jose, California, USA. Headed the show with a lightweight title fight between champion Usman Nurmagomedov and Benson Henderson.
According to American journalist Michael Coppinger, teams Tyson Fury And Oleksandr Usyk informed the WBA that they have agreed on the terms of the fight for the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles, which will take place on April 29 at Wembley Stadium in London. The WBA will not demand a fight with Daniel Dubois from Usyk.
Oscar De La Hoya believes that the number of paid broadcasts of the fight sold Ryan Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) vs. Gervonts Davis (28-0, 26 KOs) can surpass the record of his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.. The 2007 duel generated 2.4 million PPV in the US.
Tyson Fury spoke about the fight with Oleksandr Usyk and declared that he deserved a 70/30 division of the total fee in his favor. In the latter, there were many statements from the promoter of the Ukrainian, while Fury himself was silent. Finally, the WBC heavyweight champion spoke up and openly explained his position.
Tony Yoka (11-1, 9 KOs) turned out to be easier Carlos Takama (39-7-1, 28 KOs) at the official weigh-in ceremony before the boxing evening in Paris. Yoka weighed in at 113.9 kg and Takam at 117.6 kg.
The chances of a heavyweight unification bout between Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) and Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) are getting smaller every day. In this situation, the Ukrainian, who has the IBF, WBA and WBO championship belts, is likely to have one of the mandatory title defenses.
