On the 3rd of December,
Tyson Fury took on Derek Chisora in a voluntary title defence of his World
Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship. The fight took place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London where Fury successfully
defended his title after referee stoppage in the 10th round. After the victory,
the gypsy king confronted the current WBO, IBF, and IBO champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The
fight between the two heavyweights has long been speculated and now there is
hope as to when it will take place. According to the president of the World Boxing
Council Mauricio Suleiman, there is a “perfect time” to have a title unification
bout between the two heavyweights provided that they can see eye to eye imminently
on the terms of the clash. Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk both have exhibited
their want for the clash and Mauricio Suleiman has communicated to the fighters
that the WBC will be more than content to support the unification fight. The
condition that the WBC has put forward is that there has to be a mandatory
contender for the unified championships and will be determined after a final
eliminator clash between former champions Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz Jr.
Currently,
the mandatory challenger for Oleksandr Usyk’s International Boxing Federation
(IBF) title is Filip Hrgovic. There is much speculation that Hrgovic’s rank of
number one contender will hinder the proposed unification fight with Tyson Fury.
However, Suleiman has pleaded with the necessary governing bodies that Usyk should
face Fury with all the titles up for grabs. He has displayed his desire for the
four boxing organizations will accept to authorize one of the biggest
undisputed fights in boxing history and would stick to the authorization decision.
The process of mandatory challengers is a rather complex one and is one which varies
from organization to organization as each one has their own set of rules and
agendas. The importance of the fight between Usyk and Fury has been deemed to
be greater than the confines of the four organizations as per Mauricio Suleiman
who is doing everything in order to ensure it finally takes place. Egis Klimas,
the manager of the Usyk, has revealed that the negotiations for the unification
fight had begun before Tyson Fury’s fight win Derek Chisora and the fight is
all but agreed with a possible date and location settled. The Ukrainian has
made it clear that he wants to fight Fury as soon as possible and does not want
the fight with the Croatian Hrgovic to disrupt it.
However,
Tyson Fury seems to have a contingency plan if the fight with Usyk does not
take place as he said he would be open to fight British Heavyweight Joe Joyce
who has been putting on incredible performance after performance that have
moved him close to championship contention. Joyce was also present during the confrontation
between Usyk and Fury and seemed to be quite vocal throughout. The WBC president
said that the organization would not stand in the way of the all British title fight
in the scenario of the Usyk fight not taking place.
The
probability of the long awaited fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury is
at an all time high and if it takes place, it would be one of the most historic
and spectacular fights in modern boxing history.
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