The boxing world is in for a treat as some of the most anticipated matches are going to happen in 2023. Among all of these fights, The top one must be the unification bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Every day there is some new rumor floating on the internet about the fight, which creates more and more enthusiasm among fans.
In the midst of all this, veteran promoter, Bob Arum’s new comment has shed light on the Fury-Usyk fight. In a recent interview with the popular news source BBC, he put to bed all the rumors about the deal, venue, dates, etc. Moreover, Arum also opined on whether the fight will actually take place.
What did Arum have to say about what could possibly be the most anticipated fight of the year?
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Bob Arum opens up about the Usyk-Fury fight
Previously, there were so many rumors about the fight that fans thought it would be only talk and the fight would not actually take place.
However, Arum’s new statements made everything clear.
In response to the question about the date and time, Bob Arum said, “We’ll have an answer by the end of next week. And we’ll be prepared to announce the site and the date, early the following week”.
This means the fans will get to know about the exact details of the fight very soon.
The BBC reporter, Steve Bunce then asked if the fight is confirmed or not,
“And Bob, irrespective of where it happens, are you confident it will actually happen and it will happen next? So that to you is a done deal!” he asked.
In response, the veteran promoter said, “Absolutely, absolutely! Yeah, they have signed the paper. They’ve agreed to fight each other next.”
Bob Arum zeroes down on the possible choices for the venue
There were speculations about the exact venue of the most anticipated fight between Fury and Usyk. The promoter tried to give clarification about the site where the showdown will take place.
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However, the promoter said, “There’s a group of us who would love the fight to be in Wembley but again, if there’s another site in the Middle East, we have to consider it, because if you are representing fighters, they have a very limited career. Like Frank [Warren] said, the first fight I did with him was 38 years ago, these fighters don’t have 38 years.”
Earlier, this month, Arum expressed that they are going to get a massive deal from Saudi Arabian investors, and if that does not happen then the fight would be moved to Wembley.
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Both the fighters are goading each other on social media for the same in recent days. However, who do you think has more chance to win between Fury and Usyk?
Let us know in the comments.