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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Ben Davies

Tyson Fury will demand world-record £500million purse for undisputed fight

Tyson Fury has demanded a staggering half-a-billion-pound payday to entertain any undisputed title fight this year.

The 'Gypsy King' retained his WBC title against Dillian Whyte back in April before confirming his planned retirement from the sport. Several people around Fury have suggested that he could be enticed into a clash for all the marbles, particularly if Anthony Joshua regains his WBA, WBO and IBF belts with sequel victory over Oleksandr Usyk this summer.

Fury confirmed he would be willing to face Usyk after making a retirement U-turn alongside promoter Frank Warren on Tuesday night. However, the WBC champion has now suggested he will remain retired and only fight in exhibition bouts unless a record-breaking offer materialises. "Even that £200million report today, that didn’t even tempt me," Fury told talkSPORT when asked about an undisputed bout. "That would be like half of what I would want to come out of retirement.

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