Tyson Fury delivered undisputed blow as Daniel Dubois skips the queue for Oleksandr Usyk fight

Tyson Fury's hopes of becoming the first undisputed world heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis have been dealt a blow after the WBA ordered Oleksandr Usyk to face Daniel Dubois next. The surprise call is expected to crush the Gypsy King's chances of getting his hands on his Ukrainian rival after their heated in-ring clash following Fury's stoppage victory over Derek Chisora ​​earlier this month.

Plans for Fury to take on Usyk in early 2023 are now taking shape following progressive talks between the two sides.

There is a growing appetite on both sides to get the deal done, but now the teams have been thrown a major banana peel after the WBA convention in Orlando, Florida.

The governing body has now announced that it wants its heavyweight champion Usyk to defend his belts against Dubois, which means that Fury's stablemate could now prevent him from earning his chance at all times. marbles.

Given that Frank Warren is also promoting Dubois, chances are he will now focus his efforts on securing the fight against Fury.

However, it remains to be seen if the WBA will let Dubois retire without Usyk vacating his title.

Dubois is currently the regular WBA world champion after defeating Trevor Bryan for the belt in June in the United States.

The hard-hitting 25-year-old recently survived three first-round knockdowns against Kevin Lerena to retain his title thanks to Fury's one-sided win over Chisora ​​at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Shane McGuigan's man was lucky to weather the storm as the WBA usually has a three knockdown rule that ends the fight, but the rule is not enforceable on UK soil.

Given Usyk is in a class of his own alongside Fury, Warren seems unlikely to throw his heavyweight contender into the deep end having already lost to Joe Joyce in 2020.

It's also possible that Dubois is injured after limping around the ring during his thrilling clash with Lerena.

Fury, meanwhile, is set to be back in February or March after a short rest over the Christmas period.

He's already made it clear that Usyk is the man he wants next, but he's also ready to take on British rival Joyce if a fight doesn't pay off.

"I'm ready and willing to face Usyk next," Fury said recently. "Let's give the fans a champion, a name, a face.

"Usyk is ready for the challenge. He came tonight so fair play with him. I'm really looking forward to the challenge.

"But if for some reason - sometimes the big fights don't happen - then we will have Joe Joyce at Wembley.

"But provided Usyk arrives, I'll have him, then I'll do Joe Joyce at Wembley. Why not?"