Oleksandr Krasyuk, promoter of Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk, confirmed that there will be no match with Briton Tyson Fury. Transmits words vRinge.com with talkSport connection.
“If I begin to retell you a list of Fury’s requirements, not one, not five, but fifteen minutes will not be enough. He had a list of everything he wanted to have in his favor, and those demands were totally unacceptable, a complete disregard for the combined champion and the former undisputed champion.
With great regret in my heart, I must admit that there will be no fight, ”said Krasyuk.
Negotiations on the fight have been going on since the autumn of 2022. The organizer of the Ukrainian Alexander Krasyuk noted that they were delayed due to disagreements over the fee.
Usyk last fought in Saudi Arabia on August 20, defeating the British Anthony Joshua. The Ukrainian retained his world champion titles according to the International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Organization (WBO), International Boxing Organization (IBO) and WBA Super.
Fury is the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) world champion.
Shelly Finkel, formerly the manager of boxer Deontay Wilder, saidHe said his client would agree to fight Oleksandr Usyk.