Frank Warren suggests Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk could be delayed until March next year
The undisputed heavyweight title clash between Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk could be delayed according to Frank Warren.
On Saturday night, Fury came up against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and was knocked down on his way to a controversial split decision victory.
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Fury emerged from the fight battered, bruised and with a small cut, which could have implications for his fight with Usyk.
The pair had already signed to fight for all the belts in the heavyweight division, with the expectation being that it would take place on December 23 or in January early next year.
But, Fury's promoter Warren has now said that this looks unlikely and it could be delayed until March.
Speaking to after the fight, Warren said: "There's a couple of things now depending on what Tyson wants to do.
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"Usyk got in the ring afterwards, that fight was signed and we were going to do it on December 23, but I doubt that'll happen now.
"Because Tyson can't be going into a camp after a tough fight like that, having a week off, December that's eight weeks away, he needs a bit of time to get his body back into shape and let it heal before he gets back into camp, so it'll be on next year, early next year."
Warren was then asked whether that means in January and he replied: "The Riyadh season finishes in March, on March 2, so it could be up until March."
The whole fight with Usyk was almost put in jeopardy, as many people thought Ngannou beat Fury.
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And while Warren admitted this was one of Fury's toughest fights, he said that he thought 'The Gypsy King' won by three rounds at least.
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