Boxing: Joshua hits out at step-aside report regarding Fury, Usyk
Anthony Joshua has played down suggestions that he is ready to take step-aside money to allow a heavyweight unification bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
Since Joshua lost his IBF, WBA and WBO belts to Usyk in September, promoter Eddie Hearn has maintained that the Briton would take his contractually-agreed rematch with the Ukrainian.
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However, four months have now passed without a decision being made, and any issues have coincided with a delay in agreeing a clash between WBC champion Fury and mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte.