PROMOTER Bob Arum claims that Anthony Joshua will rematch Oleksandr Uzyk in June.
After a breakdown of negotiations, Usyk witnessed Fury's undisputed title decider fall.
Bob Arum claims that Anthony Joshua will rematch Oleksandr Uzyk in April
He will continue with his contract rematch against Joshua after he beat the British star in September.
Fury will now be facing Dillian Whyte (WBC mandatory challenger), who is currently scheduled for April 23rd in Cardiff.
Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, previously identified April as a possible date for AJ’s must-win rerun versus Usyk.
Fury's US matchmaker Arum rebuffed the possibility of a clash of dates.
FightHype was informed by him that "No, they're [Joshua] going to fight June."
Middle Eastern financiers were financing the Fury (33), to face Usyk (35), in a four-belt unification.
Free Bets: Get more than PS2,000 in NEW CUSTOMER DEALSIt meant Joshua, 32 and Whyte 33 had to pay separate step-aside fees in order to permit the undisputed clash of clans in Saudi.
Despite rumors of agreements, talks fell apart at the eleventh hour.
Arum stated: "That was Middle East deal, and it wasn't so complicated.
"It was not going to happen because they would have to pay for Usyk’s fight against Fury.
They had to pay a steps aside to Joshua for a large amount and to Whyte for two fights.
"There was a problem regarding the television rights and it wasn’t going to work out.
"They couldn’t fight in April because Ramadan is upon us, and we were discussing doing the fight at the best in June.
"Tyson became impatient with the whole situation."
