The Duel Of Tyson Fury And Oleksandr Usyk Is Like The Boxing Version Of The World Cup Final, The Participants Can Pocket IDR 1 Trillion Each

British boxer Tyson Fury. (Photo: Instagram @toprank)

JAKARTA - Renowned boxing promoter Frank Warren said Tyson Fury's duel against Oleksandr Usyk would be the boxing version of the World Cup final.

Fury, who has no record of losing from 32 duels, has recently announced hanging up his boxing gloves via social media. However, Warrner as Gypsy King's promoter, feels confident the fight for the four heavyweight titles will be held.

The reason is, both teams want the duel to be realized after Usyk's victory over Anthony Joshua in Jeddah last weekend.

"This fight is a boxing World Cup final. This is a top division and for four belts. So these two boxers want to be paid a lot of money," Warren said as reported by the Daily Star.

Now the question is the location for the Fury and Usyk mega duel. The promoter is thinking about which country will host the fight.

So far there have been reports that Saudi Arabia is preparing a £127 million bid to host the undeniable clash.

This fight is estimated to make both boxers can pocket 60 million pounds each, or equivalent to IDR 1 trillion.

The plan is that this duel will be held on December 17 the night before the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar. However, the Arabs are said to be interested in holding the duel any time between December and February.

Apart from Saudi Arabia, other countries such as the United Arab Emirates may also be interested in hosting. It is unlikely that this fight will be held in England if you look at the nominal offered in Middle Eastern countries.

Fury and Usyk are both undefeated as professionals. Fury still holds the WBC title despite retiring last week. Meanwhile, Usyk will be at stake for the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight belts.

To that end, it is the first undisputed fight in the division since Lennox Lewis held the title in 1999.