Fury is struggling finding an opponent for unification fight

Tyson Fury has been dealt a double blow in his pursuit of a summer comeback. The Gypsy King is looking to defend his WBC title in July after unification talks with Oleksandr Usyk fell through earlier in the year.

Usyk, 36, has now been granted a mandatory defense of the WBA belt against 25-year-old Daniel Dubois, with negotiations continuing. That left Andy Ruiz and Gilles Jean as favorites to face Fury.

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But Joe Joyce has not fulfilled his rematch clause with Jean and Frank Warren has told Boxing News that Ruiz is out of line. This leaves Fury in a difficult situation.

“I want to get out, whatever happens, and get back into the swing of things. It’s just a shame we wasted so much time negotiating with Usyk. The problem we have is that the ones we wanted are all taken. We’ll look around and see what’s available,” announced promoter Warren.