The Latest Breaking News from Oleksandr Usyk

A date for the contest has not yet been set.

Fury’s promoter Frank Warren said it will be ‘the biggest boxing event of the century’

Tyson Fury is content with his current situation, and is not interested in a legacy fight. He is focused on cashing the big cheques and is even planning a mixed martial arts fight with Francis Ngannou. Oleksandr Usyk, meanwhile, is fighting for a greater cause and is yet to receive…

Fury will box ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou in October, and he has his eyes set on the reigning UFC heavyweight champion next

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Fury has opted to fight ex-UFC champion Ngannou instead of unified boxing champion Usyk

Fury has faced plenty of scrutiny since his fight with the former UFC world heavyweight champion was announced.

Dubois floored Usyk in the fifth round of their fight in Poland but it was declared a low blow, giving the Ukrainian time to recover.

Usyk stopped Dubois in August to retain the unified heavyweight titles, but only after a moment of major controversy in Round 5