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Less than a month till the rematch between Usyk and DuBois and yest only 2 undercard fights (crap ones) have been announced!


Usyk's long-time promoter Alexander Krassyuk walked away this morning too.
 
They have to recoup their ridiculous £1B Club World Cup expenditure somehow.
When DAZN spent $1billion on gaining the rights, coincidentally at exactly the same time the Saudi company SURJ Sports Investment bought an unspecified stake in DAZN for the same amount ($1 billion).

Wow, what a coniceidence!! That's why it actually cost DAZN nothing and why it's being shown by them for free around the world.

Charging £20 for this PPV is daft.
 
When DAZN spent $1billion on gaining the rights, coincidentally at exactly the same time the Saudi company SURJ Sports Investment bought an unspecified stake in DAZN for the same amount ($1 billion).

Wow, what a coniceidence!! That's why it actually cost DAZN nothing and why it's being shown by them for free around the world.

Charging £20 for this PPV is daft.
Well it cost somebody £1B. But I suppose that's the price of hosting a World Cup nowadays.
 
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has hinted he will fight Oleksandr Usyk in a trilogy bout at Wembley Stadium in April 2026.
Fury, 36, retired from boxing in January after losing a title fight rematch with Usyk by unanimous decision the previous month.
"April 18 2026 Wembley Stadium. The trilogy!", Fury posted on social media on Thursday.
Fury's co-promoters, Queensberry, told BBC Sport it is in discussions with Team Fury and Riyadh Season.
On Wednesday, Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh also claimed that Fury will come out of retirement next year.
"The 'Gypsy King' will be back," Alalshikh said in a post on X.
"I talked with him, and I have his word to have him in Riyadh Season in 2026. We have a rabbit to hunt."
Fury often referred to Usyk as a "rabbit" in the build-up to their title fights, both of which were held in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
The Ukrainian won their first encounter in May 2024 by split decision to become the heavyweight division's first undisputed four-belt champion.
The trilogy bout may depend on the outcome of Usyk's meeting with Daniel Dubois next month. Usyk will become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion should he defeat the Briton at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 19 July.

If not Usyk, then Joshua - Fury​

In a post on Instagram on Wednesday, Fury wrote "Let's see what 2026 brings" over a photo of him shaking hands with Alalshikh, who is chairman of Saudi Arabia's general entertainment authority.
Alalshikh has been a key figure in the rise of boxing in Saudi Arabia, bringing a string of high-profile fights to the country.
Earlier in the day, Fury told reporters at an International Boxing Association (IBA) Event in Istanbul that would prefer a trilogy fight with Usyk to take place on home soil.
He also said in different interviews earlier this week he had no intention of coming out of retirement, before doing a U-turn on Wednesday.
"I don't believe I've got a fair shout the last two times. That's all I want. I want a fair shout, and I don't believe I've got a fair shout the last two times," Fury said.
"That's the one I want, but if I don't get that then it'd be [Anthony] Joshua, the biggest British fight that will ever happen.
"It would break all records, and it would sell out 100,000 at Wembley in an hour. And it's a fight I think can happen, for sure, if I decide to come back."
Fury is yet to fight Joshua, who was stopped by compatriot Dubois at Wembley in September in his most recent outing.
 
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has hinted he will fight Oleksandr Usyk in a trilogy bout at Wembley Stadium in April 2026.
Fury, 36, retired from boxing in January after losing a title fight rematch with Usyk by unanimous decision the previous month.
"April 18 2026 Wembley Stadium. The trilogy!", Fury posted on social media on Thursday.
Fury's co-promoters, Queensberry, told BBC Sport it is in discussions with Team Fury and Riyadh Season.
On Wednesday, Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh also claimed that Fury will come out of retirement next year.
"The 'Gypsy King' will be back," Alalshikh said in a post on X.
"I talked with him, and I have his word to have him in Riyadh Season in 2026. We have a rabbit to hunt."
Fury often referred to Usyk as a "rabbit" in the build-up to their title fights, both of which were held in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
The Ukrainian won their first encounter in May 2024 by split decision to become the heavyweight division's first undisputed four-belt champion.
The trilogy bout may depend on the outcome of Usyk's meeting with Daniel Dubois next month. Usyk will become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion should he defeat the Briton at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 19 July.

If not Usyk, then Joshua - Fury​

In a post on Instagram on Wednesday, Fury wrote "Let's see what 2026 brings" over a photo of him shaking hands with Alalshikh, who is chairman of Saudi Arabia's general entertainment authority.
Alalshikh has been a key figure in the rise of boxing in Saudi Arabia, bringing a string of high-profile fights to the country.
Earlier in the day, Fury told reporters at an International Boxing Association (IBA) Event in Istanbul that would prefer a trilogy fight with Usyk to take place on home soil.
He also said in different interviews earlier this week he had no intention of coming out of retirement, before doing a U-turn on Wednesday.
"I don't believe I've got a fair shout the last two times. That's all I want. I want a fair shout, and I don't believe I've got a fair shout the last two times," Fury said.
"That's the one I want, but if I don't get that then it'd be [Anthony] Joshua, the biggest British fight that will ever happen.
"It would break all records, and it would sell out 100,000 at Wembley in an hour. And it's a fight I think can happen, for sure, if I decide to come back."
Fury is yet to fight Joshua, who was stopped by compatriot Dubois at Wembley in September in his most recent outing.
What's he mean he didn't get a 'fair shout ' the last two times?.

He's better off fighting Joshua. More chance of winning and probably a better pay day.
 
Looking forward to this card on Saturday night (7pm on DAZN).

Harlem is the proper boxer in the family (Juniors cousin), this is a huge step up for him.

Jack Catterall vs Harlem Eubank – IBF Inter-Continental welterweight title

Joe Cordina vs Jaret Gonzalez - WBO Global lightweight title (vacant)

Leo Atang vs Milen Paunov - heavyweight

Aqib Fiaz vs Alex Murphy - lightweight

Pat Brown vs Lewis Oakford - cruiserweight

William Crolla vs Fraser Wilkinson - super welterweight

Skye Nicolson vs Carla Gonzales - super bantamweight

Alfie Middlemiss vs Mohammed Wako - featherweight

Niall Brown vs Victor Ionascu - super middleweight
 
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