VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — The heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury now appears likely to be held in February.
I will be sure when I’m the ring,” Usyk said.
That was before Fury got knocked down and nearly defeated by Francis Ngannou, an MMA fighter making his boxing debut.
“I want this to work out, I want this fight to happen,” the 36-year-old Usyk said from his training camp in Valencia.
Earlier talks for a Fury-Usyk fight fell apart in March, with Warren blaming a disagreement over terms for a rematch.
Persons:
Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury, Usyk isn't, “ I’m, ” Usyk, “, Fury, Francis Ngannou, Frank Warren, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Usyk, I’m, he's “, ”, Daniel Dubois, Anthony Joshua, Warren, Alex Krassyuk
Organizations:
IBF, WBA, WBO, WBC, Ukrainian
Locations:
VALENCIA, Spain, Saudi Arabia, British, Valencia, Russia, Poland