Tyson Fury ‘has held talks for a FOURTH fight against Deontay Wilder at Wembley’ as back-up if Usyk fight doesn’t happen
TYSON FURY has reportedly lined up a shock FOURTH fight with Deontay Wilder if his proposed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk fails to come to fruition.
Talks over the historic undisputed heavyweight title fight resumed last December but the mouthwatering bout has yet to be finalised.
REUTERSTyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are locked in talks over an undisputed showdown[/caption]
GETTYBut the blockbuster showdown hasn’t been finalised[/caption]
POLARISThe Gypsy King has reportedly lined up a fourth fight with Deontay Wilder should the bout with Usyk not come to fruition[/caption]
Fury, 34, is champing at the bit to fight in April – so much so that he’s teed up a quadrilogy fight with former foe Wilder.
That’s according to World Boxing News, who claim Fury’s teams have been in “secret talks with Wilder for weeks.”
It’s claimed the shock fight would take place at Wembley Stadium.
Fury and Wilder have shared the ring three times in the last four years, with the pair’s first meeting ending in a controversial draw.
The Gypsy King won their rematch and trilogy fight in emphatic fashion, registering seventh and 11th-round knockout victories.
Fury’s historic clash with Usyk was initially slated for March 4 but delays in finalising the deal have pushed back the date.
Saudi Arabia were the frontrunners to land the bout, although the fight is reportedly unlikely to take place in the Kingdom.
Despite the delay in finalising the deal, Fury co-promoter Frank Warren is adamant the Brit will lock horns with the undefeated Ukrainian at the end of April.
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He told talkSPORT: The fight will 100 per cent take place on the last Saturday in April.
“Where it takes will be determined within the next six or seven days.
“If we can’t do what we’re being asked to for Tyson and Usyk, then the fight will take place in the UK and we’ll have time to promote it and so forth.”
“If it goes to the Middle East, it’s because they will pay a premium for the World Cup of boxing.”
Fury and Usyk have repeatedly traded verbal jabs since their face-off last December.
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Usyk said last month: “Fury, you talk about greatness in boxing but, at the same time, you say, ‘Give me a lot of money’.
“Greatness in boxing is not determined by money.
“Greatness comes from a victorious path.
“You say that I avoid you, but I never have. In fact, I have even come to you.
“I am ready to box you even without any prize money.”
