Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk Established For Rematch Proper After Possible Tyson Fury Undisputed Title Battle Disappears

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk will renew hostilities after an “alternative” for an undisputed title wrestle with Tyson Fury vanished.

WBC heavyweight winner Fury was ordered by the governing whole physique on Tuesday evening time to start out negotiations for a wrestle versus Dillian Whyte, who has been formally named as his required challenger.

Joshua induced his possibility for a rematch shortly proper after dropping the IBF, WBA and WBO titles to Usyk.

However Usyk’s group believed Joshua “may ponder stepping apart”, leaving the Ukrainian to find out each single important title within the division with Fury.

The WBC’s ruling on Tuesday has ended all these standards, Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk defined to Sky Athletics: “Significantly – AJ is future for Usyk. That’s the means.

“Some talks occurred and they’re in progress. However the main system is the rematch.

“Usyk by no means ever hoped to combat Fury.

“He regarded it like an risk or an prospect. However the important thing path by no means modified.”

Fury’s US-dependent promoter, Main Rank’s Bob Arum, beforehand defined: “If Joshua decides to not work out his rematch from Usyk and decides to motion apart, the battle we want to make is in between Usyk and Fury.

“Then Joshua can combat the winner of the undisputed combat.

“Which is what Tyson would really like. And I signify Tyson. That’s his want.”

Chinese language heavyweight Zhilei Zhang’s adviser Terry Lane reported: “We listened to some chatter about AJ [needing a new opponent] which we’re confide in.”

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn didn’t remark when requested concerning the earlier champion in all probability stepping apart from his rematch with Usyk, however did previously say: “It’s actually all he has considered as a result of the evening time of the first fight.”

Whyte’s agonisingly prolonged wait round for a really first-ever globe title shot seems to be like established to ultimately cease instantly after the WBC named him as Fury’s required challenger.