Usyk and Fury may not determine the absolute world champion: a known condition

The International Boxing Federation (IBF) will put its belt on the line for the fight between Croatian Filip Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs) and British Daniel Dubois (20-1, 19 KOs), scheduled for June 1. This may lead to the fact that the title of absolute world heavyweight champion will not be played this year.

This will happen if Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) and Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) fail to find a winner on May 18, i.e. the judges record a draw. After that, the IBF will deprive the Ukrainian of his title, and in the rematch against the Briton, three belts will be at stake instead of four.

It is known that the second fight between Usyk and Fury is scheduled for mid-October. Tyson himself has already confirmed that he has no intention of refusing fight #2 against the Ukrainian.

Before that, Fury spoke frankly about Usyk, calling him a terrible person. The British boxer also spoke about being bullied in his younger years, when he was offered to quit the sport. In addition, the fantastic fees of the opponents for the May 18 fight were announced.

The week before last, the broadcaster of the Usyk-Fury fight in Ukraine was announced and the cost of the show was determined. Former world champion Andy Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) made his prediction for the fight. Jordan Thompson (15-1, 12 KOs), the sparring partner of the two rivals, also shared his expectations for the duel.

Former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) has again given a prediction for the Usyk-Fury fight. In addition, the fight was evaluated by the former rival of the Ukrainian Tony Bellew.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, Oleksandr Usyk's manager Egis Klimas categorically answered the question about the disruption of the fight with Tyson Fury on May 18. Also, the Pope's reaction to the fight between the Ukrainian and the Briton became known.

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