Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter: Tyson Fury ‘doesn’t want to fight’ – he’s ‘asking for too much money’
Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter, Alex Krassyuk, has claimed that Tyson Fury has been “asking for too much money” so the heavyweight undisputed fight is unlikely.
Usyk and Fury have been in talks over a fight for the past couple of months. This comes after they faced off ringside following the Brit's comprehensive win over Derek Chisora on December 3.
The bout was initially expected to land in Saudi Arabia, but these plans were scrapped after Fury could not agree his purse with the nation's officials.
"I can only tell you from the words I hear from my negotiators, my partners Frank and George Warren. According to their reports, Tyson Fury was asking for too much money," Krassyuk told iD Boxing.
🇺🇦 𝗨𝘀𝘆𝗸 𝘃𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁? 🇬🇧 @AKrassyuk says it is a possibility if #FuryUsyk does not materialise.
— iD Boxing (@idboxingnews) March 10, 2023
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Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn - who works with Anthony Joshua - has been quick to lambast Fury and he has accused 'The Gypsy King' of being "greedy".