The new Arabian paymasters of big-time boxing already have plans set in place for the pre-eminent heavyweights following this Saturday’s world championship rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. Binding contracts for a trilogy fight in the middle of next year have been signed by both.
![[Saudi chief Turki Alalshikh (pictured) is already putting plans in place for the heavyweight division for 2025]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/18/93286611-14206911-image-a-29_1734546848594.jpg)
That is conditional in principle upon Fury avenging the first defeat of his career here this spring at the educated fists of Usyk but both His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, who pulls the golden purse strings for the Saudi Kingdom, and the Gypsy King’s promoter Frank Warren are ‘absolutely certain’ he will.
![[Anthony Joshua (left) could finally fight Fury, while Daniel Dubois (right) is in line to face either Fury or Usyk]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/18/93286601-14206911-image-a-30_1734546875494.jpg)
Make of that what you will but another close thriller would be enough to trigger the third fight. And just in case one or other gets struck by lightning there is a slightly modified plan B. Alalshikh and Warren are equally confident that IBF champion Daniel Dubois will defeat Joseph Parker here in the desert on February 22, even though the veteran Kiwi is back to his former prime of late.
![[Fury has promised Alalshikh that he will beat Usyk this time to set up either a rematch with Usyk or a domestic dust-up with Joshua]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/18/93286897-14206911-image-a-31_1734546952473.jpg)
That will preface an autumn rematch with Usyk, by whom Dubois insists he was robbed when a potentially decisive blow to the Ukrainian’s body was ruled illegally low. Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will fight each other again on Saturday night. Saudi chief Turki Alalshikh (pictured) is already putting plans in place for the heavyweight division for 2025.
![[Frank Warren is adamant Fury will learn from his mistakes and get his hand raised on Saturday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/18/93286901-14206911-image-a-32_1734547007678.jpg)
Anthony Joshua (left) could finally fight Fury, while Daniel Dubois (right) is in line to face either Fury or Usyk. That allows time for Fury to take a midsummer detour to Wembley for the long overdue Brit-bash with Anthony Joshua, although Warren admits he wonders ‘whether AJ will take the fight at all’ after being demolished by Dubois in that Stadium last September.
