Usyk had agreed to Fury’s public demand of a 70-30 purse split in favour, however the fight broke down due to a disagreement on the rematch clause. WBC champion, Fury had initially called for there to be no rematch clause in the contract, but the 34-year-old changed his tune, admi...
Progress for a meeting at Wembley Stadium on April 29 appeared to have been made on Friday, after unified WBA ’super’, WBO and IBF champion, Usyk publicly agreed to Fury’s demands of a 70-30 purse split in his favour. However, the clash was cast into fresh doubt on Monday after Us...
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Despite months of negotiations and numerous assurances that a legacy defining showdown between Fury and Usyk would indeed go ahead,issues regarding purse splits and potential rematch clauses proved to be too much to overcome,leaving a universal sour taste in the mouths of the boxing public across...
Oleksandr Usyk was set to be a very rich man for fighting Tyson Fury at Wembley - but that wealth would have tripled should the championship contest take
The parties attempted a last-minute renegotiation of the step-aside fees,according to a report from ESPN, leading to the entire thing collapsing and the WBC ordering a final deadline of Friday for Fury and Whyte to work out a deal or have the fight go to purse bid. The ...
“Tank” Davis— one of the sport’s brightest young stars –defending this WBA lightweight title againstcontender Lamont Roach, or the upcoming rematch between two current heavyweight stars,Olexandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, where three belts are on the line. In both instances, the matchups a...
Ahead of his rematch with Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk believes that fellow heavyweight world champion, Tyson Fury is afraid of him.
“I would knock Fury out. “He is an easier style for me than Usyk for sure.” Victory for ‘The Nordic Nightmare’ cemented his lofty ranking with the WBA, behind ‘super’ champion, Oleksandr Usyk who dethroned Anthony Joshua in September to become unified titlist, whilst Trevor Bryan hol...