Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte: Oleksandr Usyk will be watching the fight 'closely'

Oleksandr Usyk will be keeping a close eye on Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte as they do battle this Saturday night at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

The former sparring partners-turned-rivals are set to finally get it on with the Gypsy King’s WBC and Ring magazine heavyweight titles up for grabs.

Usyk, 35, is currently preparing for his highly-anticipated rematch with Anthony Joshua, having relieved the Brit of his belts at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September.

And according to Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk, the Ukrainian will watch all of the drama unfold from the safety of his adopted training base in Poland.

Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “Definitely yes [we will be watching the fight].

“Egis Klimas [Usyk’s manager] and myself plan to attend the event and watch it from ringside.

“At Usyk’s training camp, he will watch and study the fight on TV.”

Fury has sensationally accused Usyk of avoiding a fight with him after a step-aside deal for the two to fight each other fell apart at the final hour.

Joshua was offered a £15million payday to walk away from his rematch with the undefeated Usyk, a fee which is at least six times more than what Whyte will earn when he makes his walk to the ring this weekend.

But it is understood parties tried to renegotiate the agreement in the final hour which meant it fell apart at the last minute.

Fury will instead take on Whyte in the Brit’s first fight since he retained his WBC belt after beating Deontay Wilder in October – but this hasn’t stopped him from labelling Usyk a ‘coward’.

However, Usyk insists that this is not the case – adding he would be happy to ‘fight him right now with bare knuckles in the street’.

Usyk told Behind The Gloves: “He’s lying, he’s