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Tyson Fury Officially Starts Camp For Usyk Fight: “I Only Need 6 Weeks”

Written by Kerr Ferguson on 11th March 2023.

Tyson Fury in training for Oleksandr Usyk fight

Tyson Fury has announced the start of a six week training camp to face WBA, WBO, and IBF world champion, Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury – who holds the WBC belt – is working towards a date of April 29 for the four-belt clash.

His announcement comes a day after the WBA were informed at the last minute to pause making other plans for Usyk as the pair had finally agreed terms to fight.

‘The Gypsy King’ posted a video on Instagram of him jogging on Morecambe Bay, informing fans that he didn’t need more than six weeks of prep.

“Good morning people, world. Today is the first day of my training for the Usyk fight. I don’t need six months, four months and all that. I got six weeks and a week rest. Done. Happy days. And I’m gonna impose my will on this little sneaky motherf***er. Cannot wait. Rule Britannia. Get up.

If it is indeed his first day of camp, the WBC champion must have had little faith in the negotiations up until yesterday. Either that or he takes the former undisputed cruiserweight world champion lightly – something his British rival, Anthony Joshua, would warn him against.

Following weeks of relatively downbeat and negative updates, Usyk – who has been in training since December – publicly agreed to take just 30% for the fight, something Fury had said was a dealbreaker.

Whilst many fans will hold off on booking the hotels near Wembley until an official announcement, things are finally looking promising in the quest for an undisputed heavyweight champion.

If all now goes as planned, the 70/30 contract will be written up and signed before confirmation of arguably the biggest fight in boxing. If things threaten to collapse again, fans may just lose all faith in the sport.