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Daily Mirror
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Harry Davies

Oleksandr Usyk moves closer to Tyson Fury fight by signing with Saudi Arabia promotion

Oleksandr Usyk has signed with Skills Challenge Promotions in the hopes of setting up a fight against Tyson Fury later this year.

Usyk, 36, has been linked to an undisputed heavyweight title fight against Fury since defending his unified belts Anthony Joshua last August. The rivals looked set to meet at the end of April but a rematch clause caused a dispute in negotiations and the highly-anticipated fight fell through.

Skills Challenge are hoping to stage a blockbuster event that would feature Fury vs Usyk and potentially Deontay Wilder vs Joshua this December in Saudi Arabia. The CEO of the promotion, Amer Abdallah, revealed the signing of Usyk on Saturday after a major announcement was teased on social media.

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