Oleksandr Usyk insists he isn’t ‘p****d off’ to see Tyson Fury combat Anthony Joshua subsequent, revealing Deontay Wilder to be his subsequent excellent opponent.
Usyk turned in one other masterful efficiency towards Joshua in September, retaining his IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles after outpointing the Briton for the second time in 11 months.
Joshua has since been provided an instantaneous route again into the world title image, accepting a deal to combat Fury for the WBC belt on 3 December.
Fury had initially hoped to combat Usyk to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion earlier than the tip of the 12 months however after a draining 2022, the undefeated Ukrainian insisted he wouldn't be hurried again into the ring.
Reacting to information that Fury vs Joshua is nearly finished, Usyk informed The Ring Journal: ‘I don’t have many emotions about (Fury and Joshua combating). I don’t actually care if Fury needs to combat any person. My staff is engaged on getting me again within the ring.
‘And no, no, I’m not p****d off in any respect (about being bypassed by Fury for Joshua). The larger drawback is Tyson Fury just isn't letting followers see the most effective historic bouts in boxing historical past.
‘That’s his fault. Not mine. So, I’m not pissed off in any respect. Tyson Fury can combat whoever he needs to combat.
‘From the standpoint of sportsmanship, in fact it’s not appropriate (that Fury combat Joshua as a substitute of him).’
Usyk had hoped to combat Fury in early 2023 however now has his sights set on former champion Deontay Wilder.
‘The Bronze Bomber’ has not fought since his second defeat to Fury final October and can make his return to the ring towards Robert Helenius on 15 October – with Usyk planning to be ringside in New York that night time.
When requested who he wish to combat subsequent, Usyk replied, ‘Deontay Wilder.’
Usyk added: ‘Wilder is a harmful fighter, and that combat would most definitely be in the US.’
Usyk’s supervisor Egis Kilmas in the meantime confirmed they are going to progress with their plans to combat Wilder subsequent 12 months, insisting they won't wait round for Fury after numerous contradictions from ‘The Gypsy King’ over his future.
‘Usyk is the heavyweight world champion and look what number of statements Fury has made these previous few months, he’s retiring, he’s not retiring, he’s combating Usyk, he’s not Usyk, and now he’s combating Joshua, you actually don’t know what Fury goes to do subsequent,’ Klimas defined.
‘Should you look in his previous at every little thing that occurred, Fury at all times precipitated an issue when it got here to getting an undisputed world champion. He’s unpredictable.’
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