Tyson Fury has publicly called out Oleksandr Usyk despite being contracted to face fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua in November, accusing Joshua of getting cold feet over the bout. Both boxers had signed individual contracts with Saudi promoter Sela for the long-awaited all-British showdown, but the announcement has stalled amid disagreement over the venue, with organisers reportedly favouring a US location over Joshua's preferred choice of Wembley Stadium.

In an expletive-laden Instagram video, Fury accused Usyk, who now works as part of Joshua's coaching team, of making Joshua "weak minded" and afraid to fight him, and challenged Usyk himself to a rematch, having lost to him twice before. Meanwhile, promoter Eddie Hearn said talks about staging the Joshua fight in the UK had "re-opened" after London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan publicly lobbied for it to be held at Wembley, though Sela and broadcaster Netflix are said to prefer New York's Madison Square Garden, and an announcement once expected imminently now looks unlikely in the near term.