Oleksandr Usyk celebrated his 36th birthday recently and may have had a subtle dig into Tyson Fury in an Instagram post.
Usyk posted a photo of himself and thanked those who wished him well, and in the back hangs the famous green and yellow WBC belt – now held by Fury.
Of course, the cruiser-class version of the title is very proud of the Ukrainian’s trophy cabinet after his undisputed stint in that division.
The Ukrainian holds all three other heavyweight belts after two notable wins over Anthony Joshua, and will be brimming with confidence, he could add Fury to his collection in the not-too-distant future.
The pair’s teams entered a lengthy negotiation process for the first undisputed heavyweight world title match in more than 20 years, when Lennox Lewis defeated him. Evander Holyfield all the way back to 1999.
Things seem to be going well with all parties talking positively, however it seems that a few setbacks have occurred over the past week.
Promoter Bob Arum has stated that the war split, initially agreed to 50/50, will have to be renegotiated if an attractive website fee offer from the Middle East is not received to host the event. to sue.
Wembley Stadium has now emerged as a real contender and Arum told the media he believes Fury should be entitled to most of the revenue if the historic match is to take place on the UK coast.
Excitement for the potential competition has been felt since December, when Fury and Usyk faced off in the ring in London after successfully defending their title against Dereck Chisora.
After starving ‘1 vs 2’ heavyweight fights for a long time, fans will be praying these new issues can be resolved as quickly as possible.
