Tyson Fury’s promoter is “confident” that the British heavyweight will “answer the bell” and return to fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Anthony Joshua.
Usyk defends the WBA, IBF and WBO titles in his second fight against Joshua on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Fury reaffirmed his intention to retire this month, but his US promoter Bob Arum is hopeful the 34-year-old can be lured back to the sport by a lucrative clash against Usyk or Fury.
“Absolutely – it’s really the only fight that makes sense for Tyson Fury,” Arum told Sky Sports. “I’ve discussed this with my co-promoter of Fury, Frank Warren, and once this fight is over we’re going to put together a total unification match between the winner and Tyson Fury.
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Trainer Dave Coldwell tried to plot the downfall of Oleksandr Usyk and reveals the Ukrainian’s strengths ahead of Saturday’s rematch with Anthony Joshua.
“Now, if Usyk wins the fight, which I expect, that will be quite easy to do because we’re very close to the Usyk people as they’re the same people who manage Vasyl Lomachenko who fights for us.