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Daily Mirror
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Ben Davies

Tyson Fury made long list of "unacceptable demands" to scupper Oleksandr Usyk fight

Oleksandr Usyk's team have suggested Tyson Fury made a lengthy list of demands which derailed their undisputed fight.

The 'Gypsy King' was set to challenge Usyk with both fighters eyeing the chance to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. The fight was pencilled in to take place on April 29 at Wembley Stadium, but negotiations rumbled on for several months before coming to a halt this week.

Fury first demanded he be handed a 70 per cent split of the fight purse which Usyk accepted, before he then made a public plea to remove a rematch clause for both sides. Despite a breakthrough being teased over the weekend, it appears the fight is now off with the Ukrainian's team suggesting they have pulled the plug.

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