OLEKSANDR USYK has NO interest in a third fight with Tyson Fury if the Gypsy King’s fight with Anthony Joshua is canned.
The British boxing icons have penned contracts for a long-awaited bout this year — but a dispute over the location of the clash has complicated matters.
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And Fury sensationally called for a trilogy showdown with Usyk, 39, after heading onto social media to claim his meeting with Joshua is officially OFF.
But the Ukrainian’s manager has revealed a third fight between the pair will not go ahead.
Sergey Lapin said: “Usyk is not Tyson’s back-up plan. If Fury needs an opponent, he should visit the Ready to Fight platform. They can help him find a worthy opponent there.
“Oleksandr is always open to big challenges. But serious intentions are backed by a concrete offer, not statements in the press.”
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Usyk was crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion when he beat Fury twice on points in 2024.
There has been no talk of another fight since those money-spinning tussles in Saudi Arabia, with Fury retiring, then unretiring, before setting his sights on Joshua.
But Fury, 38, called out Usyk in an X-rated video uploaded onto social media on Sunday — after Joshua has “s*** his pants”.
He said: “So it looks like AJ has s*** his pants yet again. After 11 years, he’s finally s*** his pants yet again. So this would only lead me to a fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
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“Oleksandr, you’re his [Joshua’s] trainer and his sensei and you know he is weak minded… and that he would never fight the Gypsy King which you have had the guts to do twice.
“You got the decisions last time, fair play to you. Good luck to you, let’s do it again.
“Let’s run it back in November. The ball is now in your court. Do you want to fight me this year, 2026, or are you calling it quits?
“Let me know because I am now looking for a new opponent.”
But Eddie Hearn has rubbished Fury’s suggestions that Joshua, 36, has pulled out of the eagerly-anticipated duel.
The promoter added: “We have a signed legally binding contract to fight Tyson Fury and that’s exactly what we will be doing.”
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Joshua’s deal – penned in April – stated the bout MUST take place in the UK.
But broadcaster Netflix and Saudi boxing financier Turki Alalshikh want to take the fight to the USA to capitalise on greater American viewing figures.