Usyk – Fury fight is close to be agreed

The WBA says it has received confirmation of an “agreement” between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s teams for their highly anticipated undisputed heavyweight fight.

The clash was due to take place on April 29 at Wembley Stadium, but on Friday, Usyk’s promoter said the fight was “unlikely to happen next”.

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are closing in on a deal for an undisputed heavyweight championship fight on April 29 at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Both sides notified the WBA that they have agreed to terms, president Gilberto Mendoza told @MikeCoppinger on Friday. pic.twitter.com/LrR0GkEFli

— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) March 10, 2023

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However, the WBA says an agreement was made before Friday’s 22:00 GMT deadline. A lawyer for Ukrainian Usyk told news agency Reuters the parties had agreed terms that will see Britain’s Fury take a 70% split to Usyk’s 30%.

Fury, 34, is the WBC champion while 36-year-old Usyk holds the WBO, WBA and IBF belts.