Oleksandr Usyk’s team have set a staggering price for a “complicated” trilogy bout against Anthony Joshua.
Usyk stripped AJ of the unified WBA, IBF and WBO belts in 2021 and retained them in their rematch a year later.
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That’s why promoter Alex Krasyuk expects the third fight to be difficult for fans.
Krasyuk told Boxing King Media: “Anthony Joshua was talking about a third fight. He is a great champion.
“He has changed a lot since the two fights with Usyk. We have seen him fall and get up.
“It’s also a complicated fight. I’ll tell you why – because we’re on different levels now.
“In the first fight, Usyk was almost anonymous and Anthony Joshua was a big star in the UK.
“Having beaten him twice, Anthony Joshua is still a big star here no matter what.
“So this fight could be something that will attract the attention of the whole world.”
Usyk, 37, is believed to have earned around £50million for his two wins over Joshua, 34.
But Krasyuk wants to quadruple this figure for the trilogy conflict.
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He said: “Let’s stick to $200 million.”
Usyk recently earned the distinction of becoming the first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion when he defeated 35-year-old Tyson Fury in May.
But he relinquished the IBF belt for a rematch with Fury on December 21 in Saudi Arabia.
Daniel Dubois, 26, has been promoted from interim champion and will defend his title against Joshua at Wembley on September 21.
