Usyk Promoter Says Fury Needs to Furnish Proof of Injury to Move off Dec. 23 Fight Date

Alexander Krassyuk has no objections to putting off the undisputed heavyweight championship for another month or two—so long as Tyson Fury can supply a legitimate excuse.

Krassyuk, the promoter of unified champion Oleksandr Usyk, indicated in an interview conducted the day after Fury narrowly outpointed former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that he would need to see some kind of doctor’s note from Fury showing why it would not be prudent for him to return to the ring on Dec. 23 to face Usyk for all four heavyweight belts.