Oleksandr Usyk's manager has blamed Tyson Fury for their undisputed heavyweight title fight falling through.
WBC champion Fury announced he will fight mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte, suggesting Anthony Joshua has rejected the chance to step aside from his rematch with Usyk.
Usyk has been expected to fight Joshua for the second time since outpointing the Brit last September to win the unified heavyweight titles.
But Joshua was offered £15million - and Whyte offered £5m - to step aside and allow the undisputed clash.
But 'AJ' is now set to pursue his original plan of becoming a three-time heavyweight champion and fight Usyk whilst Fury will face domestic rival Whyte.
In light of the recent news, Usyk's manager has blamed Fury for the undisputed fight not being finalised.
"Yo man before next time you will mention Oleksandr Usyk," his manager Egis Klimas wrote to Fury on Twitter.
"Name check with your team, management, advisers, promoters who agreed with all terms and conditions looks like you are the one who is holding this wagon yelling and talking is cheap."
Fury hinted that Joshua had rejected the step-aside offer on Wednesday by mocking him and promoter Eddie Hearn in a video, stating the pair had "lost $90million in a day".
Purse bids for Fury's fight with Whyte were postponed for the fourth time yesterday, being pushed back to tomorrow.
And 'The Gypsy King' all but confirmed his clash with Whyte by promising to "annihilate" his rival.
"I can't wait to punch Dillian Whyte's face right in. I'm going to give him the best hiding he's ever had in his life. Train hard sucker because you're getting annihilated, bum," he said in a video.
Fury's title defence against Whyte - who has been waiting for his shot for over four years - will likely take place in Manchester or Cardiff.
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Joshua's second fight with Usyk is being targeted for April with possible venues including Wembley Stadium and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where their first bout took place.
Earlier this week, 'AJ' had labelled reports he would step aside from his Usyk rematch as "bulls***".
"I'm hearing people saying 'AJ accepts £15million to step aside, I ain't signed no contract - I ain't seen no contract," he said in a video.
"As it stands, stop listening to the bulls*** until it comes from me, I'm the man in control of my destiny, I'm the man that handles my business.
"Don't listen to the bulls*** from other sources, if I tell you something then you know it's real."
