Alexander Krasyuk said that Usyk needs motivation to fight the “Gypsy King” again.
Alexander Krasyuk, promoter of WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight title holder Alexander Usyk, commented on the desire of former champion Tyson Fury to have a third fight with the Ukrainian.
According to him, such a development of events is unlikely, since Usyk needs motivation to fight the “Gypsy King” again after two victories in a row.
“He wants a trilogy, regardless of the result? He wants money. That's what he wants because he's a greedy belly. A greedy belly wants money. Would Usyk consider it? I don't know. He has to have some motivation. Imagine Usyk having to prepare for a third fight after winning two. So he has to have some motivation, some incentive to do it. Otherwise, it's hard,” Krasyuk said in an interview with Fight Hub TV.
By the way, the British boxer earned$181 million. The Ukrainian champion's total fee was $159 million.
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On the night of December 22, Usyk defeated Fury by unanimous decision (three times 116-112) and defended his WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight titles.
However, Fury did not admit defeat from Usyk, disagreeing with the judges' verdict. The Ukrainian boxer responded categorically to these words of the “Gypsy King”.
On our website you can watch a video of the best moments of the rematch between Usyk and Fury, as well as bright photos of the fight.
Also for your attention are the judges' notes and the punch statistics of the Usyk – Fury rematch.
Unlike the first fight, in the Usyk – Fury rematch the title of absolute world champion was not at stake, since Alexander had previously refused the IBF title. Now it is owned by the Briton Daniel Dubois, who has already managed to defend it by knocking out his compatriot Anthony Joshua.
Recall that on the night of May 19, 2024, Usyk defeated Fury by split decision in a fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion. At the end of the ninth round, Alexander knocked his opponent down. The Ukrainian became the first absolute world heavyweight champion in the 21st century.