Usyk walks away from Fury fight talks

Tyson Fury is undefeated and holds the WBC heavyweight title

Unified champion Oleksandr Usyk is acceptable to locomotion distant from talks with Tyson Fury implicit an undisputed heavyweight fight.

But the imaginable of an contiguous rematch has proved a sticking constituent during negotiations.

WBC champion Fury, 34, is against an contiguous rematch clause, portion Team Usyk importune they did everything wrong their powerfulness to marque the combat happen.

Over the play Team Fury had thought the woody was done and were adjacent making preparations for an authoritative statement.

Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren teased connected Twitter connected Sunday that quality was imminent, but Monday saw the 2 sides again clash implicit the imaginable of a rematch.

Usyk, 36, who is the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and Ring mag champion, wants a rematch clause conscionable arsenic Briton Anthony Joshua did erstwhile they fought successful 2021.

Joshua was fixed the accidental to immediately regain the titles successful Saudi Arabia and Usyk would privation the aforesaid accidental if helium was beaten.

Team Fury consciousness a rematch is unnecessary, believing the heavyweight titles are owed to fracture erstwhile the undisputed combat has happened.

There has not been an undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999 erstwhile Lennox Lewis bushed Evander Holyfield - and ne'er been 1 successful the four-belt era.

It is costly to wage sanctioning fees to 4 abstracted bodies and determination has been an anticipation an undisputed champion could instantly vacate astatine slightest 1 of the titles.

The WBA volition present look to bid Usyk to support his loop against mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois.

The 25-year-old Briton and the WBA were prepared to let the undisputed combat to happen, but Dubois, who is besides promoted by Warren, volition present propulsion to look Ukrainian Usyk next.

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