{"id":3185,"date":"2022-12-01T01:34:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T01:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/tyson-fury-hopes-to-fight-oleksandr-usyk-next-year\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T01:34:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T01:34:48","slug":"tyson-fury-hopes-to-fight-oleksandr-usyk-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/tyson-fury-hopes-to-fight-oleksandr-usyk-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury hopes to fight Oleksandr Usyk next year"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Tyson Fury aims to collect the 33rd win of his professional career on Saturday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\n
Venue: <\/strong>Tottenham Hotspur Stadium <\/span>Date: <\/strong>Saturday, 3 December<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coverage: <\/strong>Live text commentary from 19:30 GMT on the BBC Sport website & app<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Negotiations between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk over an undisputed heavyweight fight are “getting there”.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fury, 34, defends his WBC title against fellow Briton <\/span>Derek Chisora<\/span><\/a> at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But Fury’s team are working behind the scenes to reach a deal with WBA, WBO and IBF champion Usyk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren is confident an agreement can be reached, saying: “Usyk is the fight we want.”<\/span><\/p>\n

There were fears that Usyk’s mandatory obligations could hold up the fight, but Warren said Fury hopes to fight Usyk as early as March, “providing there are no hold-ups”.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the potential issues could be Usyk’s mandatory obligations, with Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic and Britain’s Daniel Dubois vying to be the next challenger to Usyk’s titles.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fury’s team are prepared to wait until the summer to fight Usyk.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Deontay Wilder set to fight Andy Ruiz Jr in a WBC final eliminator, Warren says Fury could take a voluntary defence should talks with Usyk drag on.<\/span><\/p>\n

Undefeated British heavyweight Joe Joyce is an option after his <\/span>stunning win<\/span><\/a> over former world champion Joseph Parker in September.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is Usyk’s mandatory?<\/h3>\n

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn said recently that the IBF had officially made Hrgovic the mandatory challenger and ordered Usyk to negotiate terms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hearn suggested the IBF decision could delay a Fury-Usyk fight, but Warren said Hrgovic is not the next mandatory to Usyk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Usyk’s three belts mean he has three potential mandatory challengers to contend with, although the sanctioning bodies often co-operate with each other so one mandatory is called at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dubois, 25, holds the WBA ‘Regular’ heavyweight title and, although he is yet to be officially made the mandatory challenger, Warren said the WBA assured him that Dubois is next in line.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’ve got it writing from the WBA that Daniel is the next mandatory,” Warren said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The IBF declined to comment on Hrgovic’s status as mandatory challenger or if an exemption could be provided to allow Usyk to fight Fury.<\/span><\/p>\n

An undisputed or unified bout would often be prioritised and the champion could be granted an exemption or pay ‘step aside’ money to the mandatory challenger.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should Fury fight in March, Warren says they will push for Usyk to defend his titles against Dubois rather than Hrgovic.<\/span><\/p>\n

There has not been an undisputed heavyweight fight since November 1999 when Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield to win the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles.<\/span><\/p>\n

There has never been an undisputed heavyweight champion that has held all four major world titles as well as the lineal title.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fury vacated the lineal title during his retirement and the Ring magazine title was awarded to Usyk after his <\/span>win over Anthony Joshua<\/span><\/a> in August.<\/span><\/p>\n

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