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When is Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk? Fight date and negotiations latest as deadline announced

Tyson Fury's fight against Oleksandr Usyk is one of the most highly anticipated clashes in recent memory, with the pair's undisputed heavyweight clash hoped to take place next month.

Fury holds the WBC heavyweight championship title, meanwhile, Usyk is the unified WBA, IBF, and WBO champion of the world. Usyk also holds the Ring Magazine title having been awarded the belt for beating Anthony Joshua last summer after Fury was stripped of the title after hinting at his retirement.

Instead of retiring, he instead chose to fight Derek Chisora, in a move which was criticised, before calling out Usyk after the contest in December. This led to negotiations beginning in January, with both camps hoping to agree on a deal to decide the first undisputed heavyweight world champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.

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Here is all of the latest we know currently ahead of one of the biggest heavyweight fights in years.

The fight has been pencilled in for Saturday, April 29 at Wembley Stadium in London, with details reported in February. However, no official announcement has been made on these terms from their respective promoters.

Negotiations have not been smooth sailing, with Fury being accused of making unreasonable demands to make the fight. Usyk has publicly announced his intention to accept Fury's offer of a 70:30 purse split, with Fury now stipulating that there should be no rematch clause for the contest.

This has delayed the announcement despite Fury having entered into his training camp for the fight, while saying on social media: 'I've been speaking to the lawyers today and Usyk's people are talking about rematch clauses and all the b****cks.

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