Negotiation window granted by WBA as Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk confirm April 29 showdown
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have reached a "tentative deal," according to a report published by Boxing Scene. If the deal is successfully negotiated, the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world will be decided on April 29 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
According to the report, the WBA granted both parties time to work on contracts for the bout. The sanctioning committee's president, Gilberto Jesus Mendoza, stated that Usyk accepted Fury's offer of a 70/30 split in favor of 'The Gypsy King'.
If the bout is not finalized, Oleksandr Usyk will likely face WBA (Regular) heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois next.
Tyson Fury took to Instagram to propose a 70/30 split and stated the following:
"I see all this talk of boxing fights, [Usyk's team] want 50%. All this, 'Tyson's being greedy.' Where I'm standing, Usyk, you and your team are worth 30%. You either take it or you leave it. And if you don't want it, go fight Daniel Dubois and get a few million dollars. If you want to make some real money, come and fight 'The Gypsy King'."
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Oleksandr Usyk responded to Fury's offer with a condition of his own:
"Hey greedy belly. I accept your offer of 70/30 split to fight on April 29 at Wembley. But you will promise to donate £1 million to Ukraine immediately after the fight. And for every day of your delay, you will pay 1% from your purse to Ukrainian people. Deal?"
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Tyson Fury releases footage of the first day of his camp for Oleksandr Usyk fight
Tyson Fury isn't waiting for the bout to be made official before beginning his training camp for Oleksandr Usyk. He recently posted footage of day one of his preparation.
Fury uploaded a video yesterday following a sparring session with fellow heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker and said:
"Brutal 15-round session with Joseph Parker and George Lockhart. We're in the gym, we're getting ready to smash Oleksandr the b***h Usyk. The gappy teethed cat little ugly b*****d. You're getting it, in six weeks' time, you're history. And I'll still be 'The Gypsy King'."
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Tyson Fury coming out firing with a message for Oleksandr Usyk after his first day of training for the undisputed fight on April 29th at Wembley…
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