Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk new fight date to be confirmed ‘next week’ after Francis Ngannou bout delays unification

OLEKSANDR USYK’S promoter said the undisputed title fight with Tyson Fury will be confirmed “next week”.

The pair of heavyweight champions have signed for the division’s first ever four-belt unification bout.

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But it was initially scheduled for December 23 in Saudi Arabia, just eight weeks after Fury shared the ring with Francis Ngannou.

Ngannou went onto astonishingly drop the WBC champion and was unfortunate to walk away with a controversial draw.

Fury, 35, was left black and blue following the crossover clash and despite facing off with Usyk, 36, straight after, the title bout has been delayed as a result.

Ukrainian promoter Alex Krassyuk spoke out to give an update on the revised date which is due to be revealed as early as next week.

He told Boxing News: “He’s absolutely ready to go and he knows how to deal with Tyson. That’s why I feel confident, that’s why I feel relaxed about this fight.

“The only thing that I’m really concerned about is to make this fight happen.

“In the contract, it was December 23, but it’s a matter of common sense and common reason.

“If a fighter isn’t ready to go, you cannot make him. We would rather stay flexible, stay relaxed.

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“We have settled already on the new date and next week, we’re going to announce it; hopefully, of course.”

Fury’s promoter Frank Warren hinted the new date will be in February as he defended the postponement.

He said to SecondsOut: “He’s not going to be ready on the 23rd. It’s not that he’s too hurt.

“Listen, he’s been in a camp for 12 weeks leading up to the fight. He’s a professional boxer at the highest level.

“He fought a guy who was an unknown quantity who actually turned out to be a real good competitor.

“More importantly he’s had a child born in that period of time, a new son, has spent no time with him, and had it been what the so-called opinion was, that it would be over in one or two rounds, the 23rd I think would’ve happened but it didn’t.

“It was a harder than usual night for him and he needs to go and let his body rest up from that camp.

“He needs to let his body recuperate and get back into his camp. So the fight gets postponed for two months. It’s not a big deal.”

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