Oleksandr Usyk in talks to become Anthony Joshua's next opponent
"If the fight is off then there is no other obstacles and Joshua has to deal with his mandatory."
Oleksandr Usyk's promoter will hold talks with Eddie Hearn over a possible showdown against Anthony Joshua. It has been reported that a potential undisputed showdown between Joshua and Tyson Fury is on the verge of collapsing.
Arbitrator Daniel Weinstein has ruled that Fury has to face Deontay Wilder for a third time before September 15.
The civil case result was not expected to have an impact on Joshua-Fury but the shock verdict has huge implications on the undisputed showdown, which was expected for August 14.
Weinstein stated the deadline could be extended if Wilder receives a substantial fee to step-aside.
Bob Arum has dismissed any chance of it, though. Instead, the Hall of Fame promoter has reserved July 24 for Fury-Wilder after refusing to pay a settlement fee to move Wilder out of the heavyweight equation.
Usyk - the WBO mandatory - is now in line to face Joshua and Alexander Krassyuk will sit down with Hearn and discuss their options.
The Ukrainian southpaw is rated as one of boxing's Pound for Pound stars having won the 2018 World Boxing Super Series edition at cruiserweight before retiring Tony Bellew.
The former undisputed champion at 200 pounds has since moved up to heavyweight and most recently overcame a determined Derek Chisora.
"The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes this morning was several texts on my phone from different people around the world stating the same fact: Fury versus AJ is off. It is off," Krassyuk told Express Sport.
"In London? Well you never know. Maybe another city in the UK or Saudi Arabia or any other spot on planet earth. We'd do it."