Oleksandr Usyk unified the world heavyweight boxing titles by defeating Tyson Fury final month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “The Gypsy King” was fast to invoke his rematch clause, resulting in a second go-round — additionally in Riyadh — in late December.
If Fury is ready to avenge his loss to the Ukrainian “Cat,” that would depart them tied at one apiece, establishing a possible trilogy. Sadly, promoters produce other plans, which embody former unified heavyweight titleholder Anthony Joshua.
“I believe that every little thing we’re listening to from His Excellency [Turki Alalshikh] is concerning the potential of ‘AJ’ preventing the winner of Fury-Usyk if [Joshua] wins in September,” promoter Eddie Hearn advised talkSPORT. “Let’s be sincere, if Fury wins and turns into unified [champion] once more, we’ve got to make the ‘AJ’ battle. We simply must.”
The 34 year-old Joshua is the winner of 4 straight, together with his destruction of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou again in March. It’s value noting that “AJ” was defeated by Usyk in back-to-back fights, first in 2021 after which once more in 2022.
Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) is scheduled to return on Sept. 21 at Wembley Stadium in opposition to an opponent to be named.
