Angry Tyson Vs. Oleksandr Usyk could still happen next because of Eddie Hearn’s undisputed words
Via Barry Holbrook: Eddie Hearn believes the undisputed clash between IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and WBC champion Tyson Fury is still possible despite the IBF ordering Usyk to face a captured challenger his tie is the next Filip Hrgovic.
Hearn said that since Prince Khalid and Saudi want to see the undisputed match between Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) and Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) play out next, that fight could be. take place.
In other words, Hrgovic (15-0, 12 KOs) will have to step aside. But when Hearn was asked if Hrgovic had a chance to fight the winner Usyk vs. Fury or not, he doesn’t seem sure if that’s going to happen.
That means if Hrgovic steps aside for the Fury-Usyk fight to end in the first half of next year, he still may not have a chance to fight for the IBF title, even after Fury and Usyk fight. fight. It’s unclear how long Usyk will have to wait before he gets the title ordered by the IBF.
Chances are that Hrgovic will wait until 2024 or even 2025 before claiming the IIBF title.
“So we received an email from the IBF saying, ‘Starting negotiations for Hrgovic vs Usyk.’ With IBF, they had a rule that if you weren’t willing to negotiate, you could start bidding right away and we made that request,” Eddie Hearn told iFL TV.
“We said, ‘We’re not ready to negotiate.’ A request of Hrgovic, and apparently, we are partners of Kalle Sauerland and Filip Hrgovic. We want to participate in the wallet bidding. So we are waiting for the day to pay the price for that war.
“There is also the WBA, and obviously, you have this chronological imperative. WBA happens only at the end of the queue, and then you have IBF, WBA, frontrunner, etc.
“Our job for Filip Hrgovic is to promote that fight as soon as possible. Also, I won’t say we are at odds, but we are good friends with Prince Khalid and Saudi who worked so hard to organize that undisputed heavyweight boxing match.
“It was a big fight for boxing. We admit this is an important match for boxing, but we also have to do the right job with Filip Hrgovic. So there’s a lot of chatter going on behind the scenes and I guess it’s going to be over the next few weeks.
“Honestly, I think in general, under the IBF rules, they can’t really allow that fight to happen personally, it’s called. But we know it’s boxing, and it [Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Uysk] a big battle, and you’ve seen the rules change for the big fights. Of course, the lead that still plays out is Fury versus Usyk. Filip Hrgovic is right there, ready to challenge.
“By the rules, yes,” Hearn said when asked if Hrgovic was the only one who could have allowed the Fury-Usyk fight to take place. It is very dangerous to say, ‘Hit the winner later’. We’ve seen that in the past and sometimes it just doesn’t work out.
“Listen, because of our relationship with Prince Khalid and the Saudis; We are all ready to talk and solve the situation. The WBA may call them mandatory. Who knows what will happen, but for us it is about the position of Filip Hrgovic.
“We don’t have Tyson Fury; We are not working with Oleksandr Usyk at the moment. We work with Filip Hrgovic, and we have work to do for him. Hearn said when informed that it was not clear on whether Hrgovic would win his IBF-ordered title against Usyk or whether Usyk-Fury’s undisputed clash would be due to Prince Khalid and the Saudis likely want that fight to come next.
