Oleksandr Usyk seemingly suggests clash with Tyson Fury won’t happen in December
Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury looks like it might have to happen later than the original proposed date.
The pair have already signed to fight for the undisputed heavyweight world titles and the expectation is that they will clash on December 23 or in January.
"Some wounds, old injuries need to be healed. Everything's under control.
"I do my training sessions everyday, but I need 14 weeks for my camp. It would be enough time for me.
"The first weeks I'm doing my work that helps me to get ready for the training camp. Then I'm working hard for the next 12 weeks."
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Fourteen weeks from now, however, would not be until the end of January at the earliest, essentially ruling out a December clash.
And it could be even later if 'The Gypsy King' suffers an injury in his next fight with Francis Ngannou that will take place on October 28 in Saudi Arabia.
Although fans already had their suspicions that the fight might not be happening until April after Fury slipped up in a recent interview with Derek Chisora.
'Del Boy' described Fury as the baddest man on the planet, but Fury responded: "We're not there yet Derek, but I will be the baddest man on the planet come April..."
Before Fury quickly corrected himself and said: "Not April, October 28 when I beat Ngannou."
But, fans took this to mean Fury will be fighting Usyk in April, as one commented: "He let that one slip by saying APRIL. Guarantee Usyk fight won’t be in December but instead April…"
And another said: "Usyk fight is in April then!"