With Tyson Fury now in hot pursuit of a third clash with Oleksandr Usyk, ‘The Gypsy King’ has admitted that there is one active heavyweight who deserves his own shot at the unified world champion.
Fury hung up the gloves after consecutive defeats to Usyk in 2024, walking away from the sport as a two-time conqueror of the heavyweight division and as a legend of British boxing.
However, as has been the case with Fury in the past, it did not take long for the now 37-year-old to changed his mind and announce his comeback, confirming he will fight Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov on Saturday, April 11.
Although, whilst he is eyeing up a trilogy bout with Usyk himself, Fury told iFL TV that Agit Kabayel’s form warrants a title shot, but that he does not envisage that Usyk will give him one due to a lack of interest and financial incentive.
“Do you know what? Here is the fun facts of boxing, you are here today and you are gone tomorrow. Today’s news is tomorrow’s chip paper. No one really gives a s**t, do they?
“If Usyk fights Kabayel, who cares? I don’t care. No one cares. It doesn’t sell, no one is interested, it is what it is.
Kabayel deserves his shot at Usyk but I don’t think Usyk is going to give it him because it doesn’t sell, there is no real money there.
“If you have been with a straight 10/10 [girl] for the past three years of your life and then all of a sudden this 10/10 gets rid of you and you’ve got an old 2/10 coming to you, you are not going to be turned on, are you? In Layman’s terms.”
Kabayel currently holds the WBC Interim heavyweight title, with Usyk expected to be mandated to fight the German after his next voluntary defence.
