Tyson Fury has been set a deadline to agree to a fight against Oleksdandr Usyk or face missing out on the unification bout which has been expected to take place since Fury beat Derek Chisora earlier this month.
Usyk's promoter Alexander Krassyuk has said that talks are progressing well, but that if a fight cannot be scheduled for before March 4th then the proposed bout will not happen. The date is expected to be late February, but the date now being set by Usyk's team leave little room for negotiation.
Krassyuk also said that Fury was 'safe and sound' amid concern regarding a potential elbow injury which Fury hinted at following his win against Chisora. The fight is expected to take place in the Middle East, but Krassuyk kept the options open for a fight to take place in the UK, with no confirmation of the expected venue.
