Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk ‘agree to face each other next in heavyweight unification bout’

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk agreed to meet in the ring next in what would be a highly anticipated unification fight.

The heavyweights are set to fight for the unified heavyweight champion title, according to Bob Arumwhich co-promotes the Gypsy King along with UK-based Queensbury Promotions.

Sky Sports reports that both fighters intend to see the fight materialize, and neither will agree to another fight until they meet in the ring.

Tyson Fury (right) has reportedly agreed to fight Oleksandr Usyk next in a heavyweight unification fight.

“The two fighters have agreed to fight each other next,” Arum told Sky Sports.

“With Fury and Usyk we are dealing with two adults, not many [rubbish] back and forth.

‘Usyk is a good friend of mine, he is very intelligent and Tyson is Superman, both as an athlete and as an intellectual.

Ukrainian fighter Usyk is the current holder of the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight belts.

So they want the fight. They both want to fight, so there will be very little, if any, [messing] around. So we’ll be able to make that happen.

‘I am very, very confident. Like I said, both fighters agreed to fight each other next with no fights in between.

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