According to the British "Daily Mail" report, the battle between Tyson Fury vs Oreksand Usik is scheduled to be staged on December 17, the day before the final of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This week, the teams of both sides will begin to contact.
Last week, Usik defeated his opponent again in a second-time match against his old rival Anthony Joshua, defending his title of WBA, IBF and WBO. Next, Usik hopes to compete with WBC champion Tyson Fury, and the winner will become the undisputed overlord of his class.
Fury "announced his retirement" after repelling Delian White in April this year, and before the second battle between Usik and Joshua, Furi once again stressed that he would "retire", but with Usik's victory over Joshua, Fury's attitude changed, that is, he hoped to fight with Usik.
In an Instagram video posted, Fury said: "Joshua lost to Usik for the second time, it was beyond his reach, England was out of the way, but I could suggest a remedy and a solution, if you want those gold belts, send the Giesby barbarians and send me in, but it won't be cheap, if you want the best, you have to pay, it will be very expensive, I will untie the gold belt of Usik." ”
It is understood that Saudi Arabia, which can be called the "local tycoon uncle", plans to spend 150 million US dollars to undertake the battle of Fuli and Usik, and they may pay more than 50 million US dollars in honorariums for Fuli and Usik from the 150 million US dollar investment package, which can definitely shock anyone's jaw.
The 2022 World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia's neighbour Qatar from November 20 to December 18, Saudi Minister of Sport Mohammed Abdulaziz said: "We are very interested in competing for the undisputed heavyweight championship and we hope the game will be played in Riyadh. ”
Fury still holds the WBC Gold Belt, and according to WBC's previous requirements, Fury must make a decision on the 26th of this month, and if he decides to retire, a written explanation is required. Today, there are only 4 days left before the 26th, and the time seems to be getting tighter and tighter. However, according to the World Boxing News, in view of the unfortunate death of Fury's cousin last week, WBC considered that this may be delayed by a few days, that is, the original 26th is not the deadline, but in any case, If Furi intends to return to the field, he should have made a decision earlier.
For Saudi Arabia's plan to host the Battle of Furi and Ousik the day before the World Cup final, many people have questioned, thinking that it may be just a gimmick, to know that the influence of the World Cup in the world far exceeds professional boxing, especially the World Cup location in Saudi Arabia's neighbor Qatar, the number of spectators in the confrontation between Furi and Uzik is very likely to be affected, so at this point in time the game is not an ideal move, but in the author's opinion, the next first question, or to see when Fury announces his comeback?
According to World Boxing News, if Furi and Ousik cannot reach an agreement, or if the match is delayed too long, the WBO will ask Uzik to force the title to be defended, against the winner of Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker next month, when the match will be scheduled for the first quarter of 2023.