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Fury: I'll deal with Usyk then it's AJ

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Vincent
Published date12 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Since being beaten twice by Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022, former world heavyweight champion Joshua has recorded four victories, most recently a second-round knockout win over ex-UFC fighter Francis Ngannou in Riyadh last month

WBC title-holder Fury is preparing for a May 18 clash at the same venue with Usyk, who has the WBA, IBF and WBO belts, to crown the first undisputed world heavyweight champion of the century.

And on Joshua being part of the equation for what lies beyond that, Fury said: "Yeah, for sure - if he keeps going and keeps winning, like I'm going to keep doing."

He added: "Either way, me and AJ could still fight at Wembley if we were 50 years old and still make a s**t ton of money. I think that's facts for sure."

In February, just after the meeting with Usyk had been rescheduled for May, Fury spoke about five fights he had in mind - two with Usyk, then facing Joshua "maybe twice"

before a rematch against Ngannou, who he beat via split decision in October.

Fury said that was "just the start...five fights for you to whet your appetite".

At a press conference in Morecambe on Wednesday, the talk was of 10 fights, with Turki Alalshikh, a Saudi adviser who has helped put on major boxing events, saying via a phonecall that was played out over a top-table microphone: "We want Tyson for five, seven, 10 fights more."

And Fury said: "Ten-fight plan. Ten fights for over a billion dollars - doesn't sound bad does it?"

Fury, who said he felt Joshua "did really well" against Ngannou, was knocked down by the mixed martial artist...

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