Fury, Usyk trilogy clause threatens Joshua’s £150m fight with Gypsy King

Tyson Fury is contractually bound to a trilogy fight with OIeksandr Usyk if he beats his rival this weekend, reports mirror.co.uk. The two heavyweight rivals are set to renew their rivalry on Saturday night, with Usyk looking to go 2-0 up in the series.

The Ukrainian became the first man to defeat Fury in a professional setting after securing a split-decision victory in Riyadh back in May. With just days to go until the rematch, Fury appears to be as confident as ever and is targeting a vicious knockout. With Usyk potentially planning on a move back down to cruiserweight, defeat on Saturday night would mean the Ukrainian will have to stick around at heavyweight a little longer after Fury’s promoter Frank Warren revealed a third fight between the two giants is ‘contracted.’

When asked whether a trilogy bout between Fury and Usyk ‘trumps’ potential fights with Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois, Warren told Boxing News: “Oh it does because it’s contracted. And whatever happens, that would be the case if Tyson wins… providing nobody retires.”

The news serves as a real blow to Joshua – who recently ruled himself out of a February 22 rematch with Dubois owing to fitness concerns and the chance to face Fury next – regardless of the result this weekend.

‘AJ’ was knocked out by ‘Dynamite’ back in September, but is still hoping for an all-British showdown with Fury.

‘The Gypsy King’ himself has also distanced himself from a potential fight with Joshua claiming he will go for the decider against Usyk if he wins this Saturday.

“When I win on Saturday night, I think there’s got to be a trilogy next year for sure,” Fury told Al Arabiya. “Joshua’s in tatters at the moment. He has got to pick up the pieces from his last fight. But the fight with Usyk – one on Saturday and the one afterwards – would be fantastic for me.”

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to lock horns again on December 21 with the Brit attempting to avenge his defeat by the Ukrainian in May. With Fury seemingly focused on Usyk, the Brit has recently revealed his tactics for the mouthwatering sequel this weekend.

In an interview ahead of the release of the boxing game ‘Undisputed,’ Fury said: “I needed to get Wilder out of there or he got me out of there and that’s the type of fight it had to be. It had to be a 50/50 gunsling with the biggest puncher in history or else he’d have chinned me in round nine. Going into the rematch with Usyk, it’s going to be the same. I’m going to roll the dice and it’s going to be you or me… best foot forward and swing away. I’ve never been afraid to get knocked spark out. I’ve always put it on the line every time.”