Boxing fans were eager to see the undefeated Tyson Fury fight fellow Brit Anthony Joshua or WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk in 2022 but those fights did not work out.
Joshua ended up losing to Usyk and it did not make a lot of sense for Fury to fight him coming off a loss even though the Gypsy King was interested. Fury wanted to fight Usyk in Dec 2022 but the Ukrainian champ said he needed more time to prepare.
Frank Warren Looking At March 2023
The IBF had earlier pushed for Usyk to defend his belt against Filip Hrgovic stating that he was the mandatory contender but have now backtracked on that and are pushing for a WBA title defense against Daniel Dubois who is also managed by Fran Warren.
This is one reason why Warren is now confident that a fight between Fury and Usyk will take place in 2023. Warren seems optimistic that he will be able to get the deal done in time for March 2023. Both fighters are keen to step into the ring and the two camps now need to work out the terms and conditions.
