Deontay Wilder has been put forward as a potential opponent for Oleksandr Usyk after talks for a fight with Tyson Fury collapsed. ‘The Joker’ was expected to face off against Fury in an undisputed …
Both teams agreed to a 70-30 purse split in Fury’s favour before the highly anticipated four-belt clash fell apart and Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassuyk, accused the Englishman of makingHall of Fame boxing promoter, Frank Warren, joined Krassuyk for an interview on talkSPORT where he claimed the point of contention was the purse split for a potential rematch.once their joint interview was done before Krassuyk suggested they had quickly failed by writing ‘Finita la comedia’.
Boxing manager Shelly Finkel, who looks after Wilder’s boxing career, insisted during an interview withHe said: “If the Oleksandr Usyk fight is available, Deontay Wilder will take it in a heartbeat.”Dubois is Usyk’s mandatory challenger Wilder is looking to get himself back into title contention after suffering back-to-back defeats to ‘The Gypsy King’ who is now in possession of the WBC belt he held for years.
While a fight with Wilder is probably the most lucrative available to Usyk right now, it appears unlikely as the WBA are pushing for their heavyweight champion toThe boxing organisation is expected to order Usyk to face British heavyweight Daniel Dubois who beat Trevor Bryan to win the WBA’s regular title last June.
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