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The undisputed heavyweight fight between Briton Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is “unlikely to happen next,” according to the Ukrainian’s promoter.
London’s Wembley Stadium was booked for 29 April but Alex Krassyuk says Fury has priced himself out of the bout.
Krassyuk says a 60/40 split to the winner was rejected by Fury and Usyk could instead face Daniel Dubois next.
“I don’t think Fury and Usyk will fight in April – or even next as Usyk has his mandatory obligations,” he said.
Fury, 34, is the WBC champion and the 36-year-old Usyk holds the WBO, WBA and IBF belts.
The WBA said the deadline to agree the unification fight was 22:00 GMT Friday.
“After this deadline, the mandatory fight between Usyk and Daniel Dubois will be ordered to be negotiated. #Heavyweight,” the organisation tweeted.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Krassyuk added: “Unless Queensberry [Fury’s promoters] somehow win a jackpot lottery and have enough money to pay Tyson’s demands, it is very unlikely to happen.”
Queensberry Promotions’ Frank Warren, who represents Fury, said a decision on the fight “will be decided by this weekend”.
On Friday, Fury posted on his social media channels offering a 70/30 split.
“From every day from today that you linger or mess around, I’ll deduct one percent from the 30 per cent,” he added on Instagram.
Usyk, in a later Instagram video, said he would accept Fury’s 70/30 split if the Englishman immediately donated £1m to the people of Ukraine, and also gave up up one percent of of his purse to Ukraine for every day he delayed.
The former undisputed cruiserweight champion has won all his 20 professional bouts, while Fury has 33 victories and one draw on his record.
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