Oleksandr Usyk's promoter casts doubt on Tyson Fury's retirement

Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk has questioned Tyson Fury’s retirement and claimed they’re still interested in an undisputed title showdown.

Following his knockout win over Dillian Whyte last month, Tyson Fury reiterated his desire to walk away from professional boxing with an unbeaten record of 32-0-1. ‘The Gypsy King’ achieved a lot throughout the course of his career and is widely considered to be the best heavyweight of his generation, and perhaps one of the best of all-time.

However, while he may hold The Ring and WBC titles, there’s a man out there who is the champion of the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO – and his name is Oleksandr Usyk.

The idea of a unification fight between the two appeared to be dead in the water upon Fury’s announcement but as per Krassyuk, it may still be in play.

“We shouldn’t look too far ahead,” said Krassyuk to Sky Sports, “But the strategy is the strategy, it means the direction you have to go and this [facing Fury for undisputed] is exactly the direction.

“He’s already unified, he has three belts. He has the rematch, a very serious rematch, Anthony Joshua has nothing to lose, nothing at all, he’s not fighting under pressure of his compatriots, of his home, of his belts. The only pressure he has is that if he loses it might sort of be the end of his career.

“After he defends his title he will probably want to go for undisputed and you never know if it’s going to be Tyson Fury or if he definitely takes the final decision to retire and the belt is vacated and somebody else becomes champion. At this stage we are focused on Anthony Joshua.”

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