Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter confirms it was them who ‘pulled the plug’ on negotiations with Tyson Fury
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter confirms his team “pulled the plug” on negotiations with Tyson Fury over an undisputed heavyweight title fight after realizing it was “never going to happen”
- Oleksandr Usyk’s clash with Tyson Fury fell through after weeks of negotiations
- Alex Krassyuk has confirmed that they were the ones who withdrew from the negotiations.
- The Gypsy King was said to be too demanding when discussing a possible fight.
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk has confirmed that it was they who pulled out of negotiations with Tyson Fury over an undisputed heavyweight title fight in April.
Usyk and Fury had been back in fourth place for months in a potential fight that would unify the division for the first time since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in March 1999.
However, their planned heavyweight unification bout on April 29 was canceled after the two sides failed to agree on various terms. Krassyuk has now confirmed that they were the ones who decided to pull the plug on the fight.
speaking to Boxing i.D.Krassyuk said: ‘There was a question, the most frequently asked question and I want to take this opportunity immediately to say that we are withdrawing from the negotiations.
‘The Usyk team did that, me and Egis Klimas made this decision when we realized and got some proof that the fight was not happening. So the question is out, the Usyk team withdrew from the negotiations, we initiated that.’
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk confirmed that they were the ones who pulled out of negotiations with Tyson Fury for an undisputed heavyweight title fight in April.
Usyk and Fury had been back in fourth place for months in a potential fight that would unify the division for the first time since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in March 1999.
Boxing fans around the world were eager to reach an agreement between Fury, the current holder of the WBC title, and Usyk, the current holder of the WBA, WBO and IBF belts.
He ended by saying: ‘This is very important because some people keep asking on social media, who did that, what happened, so now it’s completely clear, the Usyk team pulled the plug.’
Krassyuk punched Fury while the negotiations were going on. He said: “Even if Oleksandr Usyk got zero for the fight, it still wouldn’t be enough for Tyson to cover his [demands].
“Normally, when a fighter doesn’t want to fight, he asks for the impossible and then it doesn’t happen. That is from my experience. I have been in boxing for almost 20 years and that is what I have seen so many times.
“When you’re looking for an opponent for your fighter and you find a suitable option, and he doesn’t want to come, he says, ‘pay me 100 instead of five.'”
During the negotiations, Fury posted a video on social media saying the Ukrainian and his team were worth no more than a purse split 70/30 in his favor and insisted he would drop his offer at one percent every day until it was settled. sign the agreement.
Usyk wasted no time in responding, taking to social media to accept the offer on the condition that Fury donate £1 million to Ukraine after the fight, amid its ongoing war with Russia.
However, the fight fell through as Fury reportedly moved the goal posts yet again. As a result, Usyk and his team withdrew from the negotiations.