{"id":3921,"date":"2024-07-30T10:33:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T09:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=3921"},"modified":"2024-07-30T22:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T21:36:00","slug":"oleksandr-usyk-stirs-controversy-over-potential-tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/oleksandr-usyk-stirs-controversy-over-potential-tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Oleksandr Usyk Stirs Controversy Over Potential Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7c499d1e-e847-4595-8356-4e2db3151144\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Oleksandr Usyk, the WBA, WBO, IBF, and WBC heavyweight champion, has shown interest in a potential fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Following his victory over Daniel Dubois, Usyk is preparing for a fight against Fury, with the initial bout in February having been canceled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In an interview with Boxing King Media, Usyk indicated a preference for fighting Joshua rather than Fury, considering Joshua to be the stronger opponent.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_78121\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-e6-9v6OFZw?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_43715\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BghG40nwZZ0?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Usyk is expected to return to the ring by the end of 2024, with a fight against Fury scheduled for December 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Joshua has bounced back with consecutive wins, including a significant victory over Francis Ngannou, and is set to face Daniel Dubois on September 21.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Key Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Will Usyk change his mind and fight Fury instead of Joshua?<\/li>\n<li>How will Joshua&#8217;s recent victories affect his chances in a fight against Usyk or Fury?<\/li>\n<li>What impact will Usyk&#8217;s fight against Fury have on the heavyweight rankings?<\/li>\n<li>Will Joshua achieve further victories to improve his chances of returning to the top?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-1 flex gap-3 empty:hidden -ml-2\">\n<div class=\"items-center justify-start rounded-xl p-1 flex\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oleksandr Usyk, the WBA, WBO, IBF, and WBC heavyweight champion, has shown interest in a potential fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Following his victory over Daniel Dubois, Usyk is preparing for a fight against Fury, with the initial bout in February having been canceled. In an interview with Boxing King Media, Usyk indicated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,29],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3921","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxe","8":"category-boxing-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3921"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3921"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3923,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3921\/revisions\/3923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}