The winner of the Usyk-Fury fight will have a top belt defense: new details on the most anticipated boxing event

British Anthony Joshua (26-3, 23 KOs) and American Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) are likely to fight for a chance to face the winner of the fight between Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) and Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) next spring. This is the fight the World Boxing Council (WBC) intends to initiate as the Ukrainian and British belts will be at stake in the fight of the year.

This was stated by WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman in an interview with the British website Sky Sports. He emphasized that his organization tried not to prevent Fury from agreeing to hold a fight first against Joshua and then against Usyk, and therefore did not appoint mandatory contenders for the Gypsy King.

"It looks like Wilder and Joshua are on their way to a confrontation. This could very well be the final fight to determine the mandatory challenger for the WBC title. That's incredible. It would be a dream come true for the fans. I am very happy to see the cooperation of promoters, managers and fighters. Of course, it requires a lot of money, but you have to earn it. You can dream about many things. We dreamed about it, and this is the perfect moment to enter another era of boxing," Suleiman said.

It should be noted that on December 23, Joshua and Wilder will hold their fights in one night of boxing in Saudi Arabia. In turn, Usyk and Fury have already agreed to hold a fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion.

On November 16, a press conference to officially announce the fight was held in London. Interestingly, the boxers almost fought during the duel of glances. In addition, Usyk admitted how the postponement of the fight affected him. Oleksandr also complimented his British opponent multiple times.

Earlier, our compatriot urged journalists not to ask him questions about Tyson. During the WBC congress in Tashkent, a local media representative touched Usyk by asking a question in Ukrainian.

In addition, bookmakers have abruptly changed their bets for the Usyk-Fury fight. In turn, Oleksandr spoke about what he would do after defeating Tyson, who recorded a video message to the Ukrainian with a promise to knock him out by the end of the fourth round.

News from the British boxer's training camp was also announced. The legendary Evander Holyfield explained why Usyk will win the fight against Fury. In turn, the Ukrainian did not disclose his tactical plan for the fight.

The legendary Russian champion Kostya Tszyu gave his forecast for the fight between the Ukrainian and the British. The Gypsy King himself admitted that he is not interested in the title of absolute champion.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, Tyson Fury's father John Fury spoke about the problems of his son before the fight with Oleksandr Usyk.

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