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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Alex Pattle

Oleksandr Usyk snubs Tyson Fury as back-up plan to Anthony Joshua amid contract dispute

Oleksandr Usyk will not be Tyson Fury’s “back-up plan”, according to the Ukrainian’s trainer, after Fury called out his old foe amid stalled talks with Anthony Joshua.

This year, for the second time in their careers, Joshua and Fury signed to fight each other, but a fresh contract dispute emerged this summer.

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