Tyson Fury’s plans to fight Oleksandr Usyk have been thrown into disarray after Filip Hrgovic’s team announced that he will challenge the Ukrainian next. Fury had hoped to finalise an undisputed world heavyweight title fight early in 2023, but the IBF have ordered Usyk to make a mandatory title defence against Hrgovic, according to the … Read more
The impact of Tyson Fury failing to secure a clash with Anthony Joshua continues to reverberate through the sport. While Derek Chisora is now fighting Fury in December, he believes the WBC heavyweight champion is focusing too much on his other British rival. After announcing his showdown with Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on … Read more
Anthony Joshua says he would be ready to fight Tyson Fury ‘in December’ after the WBC champion proposed a “Battle of Britain” heavyweight clash. Talks had begun to match Fury, the WBC titlist, with Oleksandr Usyk, the Ukrainian who beat Joshua last month to defend the unified WBO, WBA and IBF belts, in an undisputed … Read more
Oleksandr Usyk would use Tyson Fury’s size against him, predicts American heavyweight contender Michael Hunter. Hunter is an authority on the subject; he’s shared the ring with both men. The only loss of his professional career came in a 2017 world title fight with Usyk that the Ukrainian won on points. He also boxed Tyson … Read more
Tyson Fury’s promoter is “confident” that the British heavyweight will “answer the bell” and return to fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Anthony Joshua. Usyk defends the WBA, IBF and WBO titles in his second fight against Joshua on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Fury reaffirmed his intention to retire this … Read more