Tyson Fury launches foul-mouthed rant on Oleksandr Usyk as undisputed heavyweight fight falls through
Tyson Fury has blamed Oleksandr Usyk for their undisputed heavyweight fight falling through in a foul-mouthed rant.
The WBA are now expected to order Usyk to fight against mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois.
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Fury accused Usyk of “running away” as he insulted the Ukrainian.
“You got your rematch and then didn’t even want to fight with that,” said Fury.
He added. “You were never man enough to tangle with The Gypsy King, ever in your life. You little 14-stone coward.”
Oleksandr Usyk (L) and Tyson Fury (R) face-off after the wbc heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 03, 2022 in London, England.
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Usyk is the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and Ring magazine champion, having successfully defended his titles against Anthony Joshua last year, whilst Fury stopped Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora to defend his WBC title.
Both men are unbeaten and an announcement about an undisputed fight was expected for the first time in the four-belts era.
Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk says his side were “desperate to find a compromise” but Fury didn’t want it.
“I spoke with Frank [Warren], and we both admitted that the fight is off,” Krassyuk
.
“So we accepted it, and we agreed to speak over the weekend to discuss the mandatory [Dubois]
“Usyk vs the mandatory is the most likely to happen next. It should be the WBA. Normally, the next in line is the WBA, but depending on Dubois’ health, if he’s fit to fight, that will be the case.”
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