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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight unlikely as rematch terms scupper deal
•Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury were given a deadline of 1 April by the WBA to officially agree to a deal, otherwise the Ukrainian would be ordered to undertake a mandatory title defense
Oleksandr Usyk accepts Tyson Fury's terms for fight to be undisputed champion
•Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk's teams have informed the WBA that they have agreed terms for the undisputed WBA, WBC, IBF & WBO heavyweight world title fight on 29 April
Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk agree to world heavyweight title unification bout, says promoter Bob Arum
•Fury called out Usyk, the current holder of the IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles, following his victory over fellow Briton Derek Chisora to retain his WBC title earlier this month.
Oleksandr Usyk: I dream that Tyson Fury fight will take place in Ukraine
Amitb •In a chat with Firstpost, Usyk discusses his victory over Anthony Joshua in their rematch in Saudi Arabia, a "dream" bout with fellow undefeated boxer Tyson Fury and his role in helping war-affected people back home in Ukraine.
'I should have won': Tearful Anthony Joshua laments second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk
•Joshua scented victory when he had Usyk hanging on in the ninth round, only for the mobile southpaw to come firing back and control the final stages for a split-decision win.
Anthony Joshua maintains weight advantage over Oleksandr Usyk for re-match
•Usyk, 19-0 and the bookies' favourite after his unanimous decision on Joshua's home turf, confounded predictions that he had packed on several kilos of muscle to counter the towering Joshua.
Oleksandr Usyk leaves Ukraine war, preparing for rematch with Anthony Joshua
•The 35-year-old Usyk returned to Kyiv in February to help defend Ukraine from the invading Russians.
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Leaving boxing gloves and racquets behind, Ukrainian athletes double up as soldiers
Fp Explainers •Ukraine's sports legends, past and present, have decided to put their sporting equipment in favour of arms in defending their country from Russia.
British heavyweight Dillian Whyte hoping to fight Tyson Fury for WBC title
•Whyte last week pulled out of his scheduled fight with Wallin this Saturday, citing a shoulder injury.
Tyson Fury wary of 'make-or-break' Deontay Wilder as trilogy bout looms
•Fury, the undefeated World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, faces Wilder in a trilogy fight in Las Vegas on 9 October in his first bout since dethroning the 35-year-old from Alabama