Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are preparing for their upcoming clash in contrasting ways. The fight, originally planned for December 23, has been rescheduled to February 17 after Fury's tough outing against Francis Ngannou. Meanwhile, there are ongoing discussions about a potential Joshua-Wilder event on March 9 in Riyadh, with a verbal agreement reached between the two teams. However, there are open issues, including terms of an automatic second fight at Saudi's option.
Team Joshua & Team Wilder reached a verbal agreement on Tuesday night. The teams agreed on the split and economic breakdown for a bout on March 9th, to close out Riyadh season.
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Contrary to inaccurate ESPN report, no deal agreed to on AJ-Wilder though they're working on it for March 9. Per source, there are various open issues, including terms of automatic 2nd fight at Saudi's option. Per Wilder manager Shelly Finkel: "At this point there is no deal."
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UFC 299 is also scheduled for March 9 (a Joshua/Wilder event would likely have an earlier start time than UFC 299). https://t.co/8vajn3Ecul
ESPN story on Joshua-Wilder plans for March 9 in Riyadh. Two months ago, Tyson Fury survived a scare when he was dropped by Francis Ngannou. Fury-Oleksandr Usyk was planned for Dec. 23 but shifted to Feb. 17 after Fury's far-tougher-than-expected outing. https://t.co/sVfv0ta35z
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are preparing for their clash in very different ways... Full story 👇https://t.co/1zRLKMO3xO