
Eddie Hearn claims it's 'not fair' that the IBF allowed Oleksandr Usyk to retain his heavyweight title for a rematch with Tyson Fury... as boxing chief insists 'you can't ignore' mandatory challenger
Daily MailEddie Hearn has questioned the IBF's decision to allow Oleksandr Usyk to retain his heavyweight title for an immediate rematch with Tyson Fury. However, IBF President Daryl Peoples confirmed that Usyk requested an exception to keep his IBF heavyweight world title for a Fury rematch, rather than being stripped for not facing his IBF mandatory challenger. Eddie Hearn questioned the IBF's decision to allow an immediate rematch for Usyk and Fury Oleksandr Usyk defeated the Gypsy King via split decision after an impressive display Speaking on the Chris Mannix YouTube channel, Hearn said: 'My understanding is, there's already been an exception. Croatia's Filip Hrgovic is the mandatory challenger for Usyk's IBF heavyweight title Usyk became the first man in 25 years to unify the division after beating Fury last month While Hearn insisted that the immediate rematch was unfair on Croatian heavyweight Hrgovic, he did admit that another fight between Fury and Usyk made sense.
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