In the wake of Anthony Joshua's defeat in his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night, many will be speculating as tow whether or not get to see a titanic and long awaited British heavyweight fight against Tyson Fury.
In the wake of the fight, Usyk said that he would only fight Tyson Fury in a unification bout or he would not fight at all. This has also been hinted at by the Fury camp saying that he would only be tempted by a unification fight. After the events in Saudi Arabia, a fight against Joshua looks further away than ever for Fury.
However, the complication will be the supposed retirement of Tyson Fury, with his surrender of the Ring Magazine heavyweight title the strongest indication yet that he is willing to call time on his career after months of speculation. However, the most concrete decision will come in the wake of this fight, with the WBC expecting a decision from Fury by August 26.
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Should he surrender that belt, then it would be generally expected that he will retire, having originally said he would do so following his win against Dillian Whyte in April. It has long been believed that whatever the outcome of tonight's fight that it would influence Fury's decision and we look like the British fans will have to wait for what they would really like to see.
