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Ben Davies

Oleksandr Usyk accuses Tyson Fury of playing "mind games" after fight collapse

Oleksandr Usyk has accused Tyson Fury of sabotaging their undisputed title fight by playing "mind games".

Usyk and Fury had been negotiating a heavyweight title clash which was set for April 29 at Wembley Stadium. It appeared talks had finally made a breakthrough before the 'Gypsy King' made a series of public demands including a 70/30 split in his favour that the Ukrainian initially accepted.

However after also demanding Usyk received no rematch clause, talks collapsed behind closed doors and both men have now missed out on the chance to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. Fury initially broke his silence and heaped the blame on his rival in a vicious video rant just days after the fight fell off.

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