Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk, Is That Gonna Be Happen?
FightersTalkTV.com – There are many questions from the fans, what is the happen next after Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua in their big rematch at Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia, Saturday night. Usyk once again retained his WBA (Super), WBO, IBO, and IBF world heavyweight titles and also took home The Ring belt after being vacant following the Tyson Fury retirement.
Not about what is the Joshua going to do after his defeat, nor who is the fighter he will fight next (if he insists on continuing to fight). But all the question is about Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk clash. All the belts are already owned by Usyk, but there is only one that he doesn’t have yet – the WBC.
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - AUGUST 20: Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine (R) in action against Anthony Joshua (L) of Great Britain during boxing rematch under the name of
Oleksandr Usyk once again earned a points win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) already held the WBC world title when he defeated Mairis Breidis in January 2018 in the cruiserweight division. But in the heavyweight, he must face the WBC first rank Deontay Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) to fill out his world heavyweight champion belts. If so, he has to wait at least until early next year to fight Wilder, who has been settled up to fight against Robert Helenius in October.
Oleksandr Usyk Retained His Domination in Heavyweight After Win Against Anthony Joshua
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The former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder, who had confirmed his return to boxing in May will restart his journey by fighting against Helenius in a WBC heavyweight eliminator in Barclays Center, New York on October 15. Previously, he had declared his retirement from the sport after his last trilogy bout loss to Tyson Fury in October 2021.
Deontay Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel has suggested ‘The Bronze Bomber’ could fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua next.
“Maybe the winner of Usyk and Joshua. I don’t know what Fury is doing? Maybe if Joshua wins it’s a huge fight in the UK (between those two) – there’s so many intangibles so we’re looking to see what happens in that fight,’ Finkel told Planet Sport a months ago.
Wilder Could Face The Winner of Usyk VS Joshua
However, the winner of the Rage On The Red Sea is Usyk, and he revealing that he may not even enter the ring again if he can’t take on the Gypsy King.
“The fight with Fury is the only one I want,” exclaimed the 35-year-old after his victory against Joshua. “If that doesn’t happen, I may not fight again. But I do believe we are going to fight each other soon.”
Usyk’s possible next fight for the WBC heavyweight title is definitely against “The Gipsy King” Tyson Fury. Fury, who is announced his retirement from the sport at his 34th birthday still has time until August 26 to send his official retirement letter to the WBC. And the Usyk vs Joshua rematch could be the one reason he hasn’t sent it.
A Potential Super Fight Could Be on Cards
The Gypsy King has repeatedly teased the prospect of returning to the ring since hanging up his gloves following his WBC heavyweight title defence against Dillian Whyte in April. With Usyk having kept hold of belts by beating Anthony Joshua for a second time on Saturday, a potential super fight could be on the cards.
Tyson Fury (left) and Oleksandr Usyk
Tyson Fury (left) will reportedly take on Oleksandr Usyk before the end of the year.
Fury will reportedly take on Usyk in an undisputed world heavyweight title fight before the end of the year after previously insisting he had retired from boxing. The fight is set to take place in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, December 17 – just one day after the World Cup final goes ahead in neighbouring Qatar.
According to the Daily Mail, Team Fury are in talks with Usyk’s camp over a bout that would be worth even more than Saturday’s £85million bonanza. And the date of the contest is now pencilled in.
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Fury had claimed he would return and face Usyk following Saturday’s fight, revealing in a deleted Instagram video: “England has been relieved of its belts but there is a remedy. If you want those belts back then send in the Gypsy barbarian.”
He went on to reference his win over Wladimir Klitschko as he added: “Send me in and I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of his belts like I did the last Ukrainian dosser.
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“But it’s not going to be cheap, if you want the best you have to pay. It’s going to be very expensive, so get your f***ing cheque book out and I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of the belts.”
According to The Sun, Fury wants to be paid £125million to come out of retirement for a shot at the undisputed crown.
Sports Minister HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud has made clear that he is keen for Riyadh to host the bout, explaining: “We’re interested, that’s all I can say. We are open to that. We’re bidding for a lot of events. If it does happen, it will be hosted in Riyadh. But we still haven’t decided on anything.”
If it does happen, the fight will be the first time where all four belts were on the line since 2007 the undisputed heavyweight champion has included the WBO title. And Lennox Lewis was the last undisputed champion after beating Evander Holyfield in 1999.
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