Arum: Fury-Usyk next if Fury wins

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Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum says a unification fight between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is up next provided that Fury gets past Derek Chisora on Saturday night in London.

“I don’t see any reason why the Uysk fight with Tyson Fury can’t be made speedily without much trouble,” said Arum today. “I know the Usyk people very well. His manager, Egis Klimas, is a really good friend of mine. He manages Lomachenko and Janibek. I’ve dealt with him a whole lot over the years. I know Oleksandr Usyk. I know he wants the fight. I talked with Tyson a little while ago, and he wants the fight. That fight will happen next unless Mr. Chisora lands his punch. Don’t discount Chisora. He is a hell of a fighter. He has a tremendous punch. I remember when he fought Usyk. He gave Uysk life or death. That fight could have gone either way. You can’t, in this business, count your chickens before they hatch.”

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  • I haven’t always saw eye to eye with Arum but should Fury get past Chisora for the 3rd time, Fury vs Usyk is almost as big as Fury vs Wilder. This is one of the biggest fights to be made in boxing. I’m sure ESPN will make the winner of this P4P #1. (Shots fired)

  • Mr Chisora is going to sleep, obviously this is just a glorified sparring session to keep busy until Usyk wants to fight again

  • Interesting fight. I wonder how Fury will go about it. keep Usyk at arms length and on the outside, or use his size and weight to try to wear Usyk down? Either way, Usyk is the superior boxer and a very dangerous opponent.

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