NOT UP FUR IT

Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren gives Oleksandr Usyk fight update after Gyspy King’s Francis Ngannou horror show

Frank Warren also revealed the deadline for the undisputed fight to take place

TYSON FURY is NOT set to fight Oleksandr Usyk on December 23 following his controversial win over Francis Ngannou.

That is according to The Gypsy King’s promoter Frank Warren who has revealed the undisputed clash with Usyk could be pushed back to March.

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Tyson Fury was dropped by Francis Ngannou during his controversial split-decision win

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Frank Warren, centre left, has claimed a fight between Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is now unlikely for December

Fury, 35, was dropped by Ngannou in the third round of their clash in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.

It was a terrible performance from the WBC champion, with many believing Ngannou – making his professional boxing debut – did enough to secure the victory.

But two of the three judges saw it in favour of Fury – who also suffered a cut during the fight.

Now, according to the via , promoter Warren has said the provisional date for Fury-Usyk of December 23 is “doubtful”.

He also insisted that Riyadh season runs until March, so that is the latest the fight will happen.

Fury was non-committal during his post-fight interview when asked about Usyk.

He said: “Listen, I’m gonna go home, I’ve been in training camp now for 12 weeks. I’ve got a long tough old camp in.

“I’m gonna go home, take a long hard rest and then we’ll see what’s next for us.”

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The stats from the fight show Fury landed more punches overall and in the majority of the rounds

When Usyk then got in the ring for a face-to-face, Fury added: “Listen, it’s been going on a long time.

“We were supposed to fight in April at Wembley. It never happened. Let’s do the fight over here [Saudi Arabia].

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“His excellency Turki Al-Sheikh is going to put the fight on for all the belts, the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. Let’s go my brother, let’s go.”

Usyk simply said: “Let’s go.”

But now it appears fans will have to wait until 2024 to see the first ever four-belt undisputed world heavyweight title fight.

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