Legendary promoter Arum reveals Fury, Usyk bout rule out Joshua rematch
Arum said Fury and Usyk have entered into a talk for an uncontested bout that would see Anthony Joshua walk away from a rematch
Boxing promoter Bob Arum has revealed the possibility of a fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
Arum said Fury and Usyk have entered into a talk for an uncontested bout that would see Anthony Joshua walk away from a rematch.
Fury, who defended his WBC and The Ring heavyweight world belts against Deontay Wilder in October, is close to receiving a shot at the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles that Usyk won from Joshua in September.
While Joshua had hoped to use his rematch clause to become a three-time world heavyweight champion this year, he could now end up facing the winner of Fury vs. Usyk.
Arum revealed the ongoing talks Wednesday morning and mentioned the possibility of both Joshua and Dillian Whyte stepping aside.
"What's happening is just promises coming out of the Middle East about doing a unified fight with Usyk and Fury, and is Dillian Whyte gonna step aside. And people that have absolutely no contractual ties - like Frank Warren's Queensberry and our Top Rank do - are getting involved," Arum told talkSPORT. "It's a typical terrible kind of situation, but hopefully it'll get sorted out and probably it will get sorted out with a purse bid on Friday."
Questioned about the two WBC mandatory contenders, Usyk or Dillian Whyte, Arum believes Fury will fight next.
"I have no idea - who are those people from the Middle East, and what's their backing and all that stuff? That's not clear," he added.
