Tyson Fury wants potential Oleksandr Usyk fight to take place in the UK and not Saudi Arabia
Tyson Fury's latest claim has effectively ruled out a potential fight with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia in December.
Britain's WBC heavyweight world champion was in advanced negotiations for an undisputed showdown with Ukraine's WBA, IBF and WBO king at Wembley Stadium earlier this year, only for talks to collapse at the latter stages.Credit: Getty A glimmer of hope has appeared in recent weeks though, with confirmation that Saudi Arabia want to revive the fight and stage it alongsideHowever, there is now a great deal of bitterness between Fury, Usyk and Usyk's representatives, which led to a fresh war of words on social media on Thursday and Friday., Fury also found time to go back and forth with the Ukrainian's promoter Alex Krassyuk.
Krassyuk began by leaving comments on Fury's Instagram videos in which he made a public call to try and find an opponent for his next fight.
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