Warren, the promoter of WBC heavyweight boxing champion Furi, broke the news that the reason why the undisputed heavyweight boxing match between Furi and Usik was not successful in the end was that the book Asia-Pacific was greedy and asked for $5 million more to make the united war abort.
From last November to January, investors in the Middle East tried to reach a huge deal for the undisputed heavyweight championship, and negotiations are taking place behind the scenes.
Fury, as WBC heavyweight boxer, was ordered by WBC to fight White to defend his WBC heavyweight title, while Anthony Joshua triggered the terms of his contract with WBA, IBF and WBO champion Usik.
In the end, the deal failed, With Fury playing White in the next game and Usik vs Joshua going to be played again soon.
Joshua's promoter Herne was the first to explain the incident, as he put it: "The reality is that Tyson Fury doesn't want to compete with Usik for the next undisputed heavyweight, he just wants to play with White, not with Joshua." ”
Warren, Fury's promoter, now retorts: "It doesn't matter, I don't care what Eddie Hearn says. Eddie Hearn said a lot, a year ago, when we were trying to start a united war between Joshua and Fury, he was saying every week, 'It's done, the contract is being issued,' and in fact we did sign an agreement, but there was no statement about the finalization of the contract before that, and in the case of Fury, things dragged on for a long time. ”
Later Usik replaced Joshua as a heavyweight champion of the WBA, IBF and WBO.
Warren said: "When Joshua asked for an extra $5 million, Fury was enraged, he said, 'Enough, enough,' and that's it. He said, 'I'm not interested, he's too greedy,' and that's enough. He was a champion – Furi didn't owe Joshua a favor. He and Usik fought a united war, and they both wanted to fight. ”