Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are nonetheless set to battle for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, however the battle is now anticipated in February 2024, relatively than the too-soon Dec. 23 date that had been tentatively floated.
Mike Coppinger had the report at ESPN.com.
This isn’t actually a shock, and we already mentioned within the Fury vs Ngannou aftermath that December was fairly clearly going to be too quickly. Fury suffered some cuts and bruises in his stunningly aggressive battle with Ngannou, and he and promoter Frank Warren completely prevented committing to that date when requested within the post-fight.
That is honest, by the best way — the cuts and bruises are actual, they do matter, and admittedly Fury will wish to ensure he’s a lot better ready for Usyk than he was for Ngannou.
Coppinger additionally notes that the battle has a two-way rematch clause, so if Ngannou is hoping to run it again with Fury — and he’s — he may be ready fairly some time, probably into 2025.
Fury might be defending his WBC title and his lineal declare, whereas Usyk might be defending the WBA, IBF, and WBO belts when the 2 meet.
