Tyson Fury would not have paid the £1million to Ukraine which Oleksandr Usyk required in order to take a 70/30 split in their undisputed heavyweight title fight.
The two champions were due to compete in the first undisputed heavyweight title bout of the four-belt era on April 29 at Wembley Stadium, but talks broke down this week just over a month out from the potential fight date. Usyk had agreed to take just 30 per cent of the split, but a rematch clause caused a breakdown in communications.
And it has now emerged Fury would have refused to pay the £1m donation to Ukraine which Usyk included as a caveat to his acceptance of the lopsided purse split. Promoter Frank Warren has said he or Alexander Krassyuk, who is in charge of the unified champion's career, would have instead paid the fee, with Fury opting not to get involved in politics.
