Fury vs Usyk: On the condition that “The Gypsy King” pays £1 million to Ukraine, Oleksandr Usyk has verbally agreed to fight Tyson Fury on April 29 at Wembley in a 70/30 split in Fury’s favour.
The two have been in discussions to unify the heavyweight division, but earlier on Friday, the match appeared to be seriously in jeopardy after WBC champion Fury suggested Usyk only deserve 30% of the fight’s proceeds.
Usyk, the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight champion, responded on social media on Friday night, writing: “Hello, ‘greedy belly,’ I accept your offer. On April 29 in Wembley, we divided the fight 70/30.
“But you’ll swear that you’ll give £1 million to Ukraine right away. And you’ll give the Ukrainian people 1% of your money for each day you’re late.”
Fury agitatedly urged Usyk to “sign the deal” in a new video message that he posted.
Fury had earlier in the day stated: “I hear a lot of discussion about boxing matches. They demand 50%, Usyk, and all this “Tyson is being greedy” nonsense.
“You and your team, Usyk, are worth 30% from where I am standing. If you don’t want it, go fight Daniel Dubois at The Copperbox and win a few million bucks. You can either take it or leave it.
“Come and battle ‘The Gypsy King’ if you want to earn some serious cash.
“But I will say that I’m going to take one percent off the thirty percent for every day after today that you linger and fiddle around.
“I’m going to cut one percent off each day until you take it, and if you don’t, go fight Dubois for $2 million. No issue.
“But how on earth did you ever present me with a deal? Not conceivable. The time is ticking away.”
Usyk’s agent, Alex Krassyuk, alleged that Fury rejected their most recent proposal, in which the victor would earn 60% of the prize money, and questioned whether the WBC champion genuinely wants the fight.
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