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Oleksandr Usyk to 'study' Tyson Fury's fight with Dillian Whyte - undisputed clash on the cards next?

Dillian Whyte and Tyson Fury will fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday for the WBC heavyweight championship; Sky customers will be able to buy the BT Box Office fight through Sky

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Oleksandr Usyk confirmed on social media that he is preparing for the Anthony Joshua rematch

Oleksandr Usyk's immediate focus may be a rematch with Anthony Joshua, but the Ukrainian will be gearing up for all possibilities this Saturday by studying Tyson Fury's fight with Dillian Whyte ahead of a potential undisputed showdown between the pair. 

The 35-year-old is due to defend his WBA, WBO and IBF belts against Joshua this summer after ending the Brit's second reign as world champion with a unanimous points victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September.

Fury, set to put his WBC title on the line against Whyte at Wembley this weekend, looms as a possible next opponent should Usyk once again defeat Joshua, who himself could secure a long-awaited all-British battle by reclaiming his belts.

Usyk's team has confirmed they will be in the capital at the weekend to watch Fury in action.

"Definitely yes [we will be watching the fight]," Alexander Krassyuk, Usyk's promoter, told Sky Sports.

"Egis Klimas [Usyk's manager] and myself plan to attend the event and watch it from ringside.

"At Usyk's training camp, he will watch and study the fight on TV."

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Whyte has displayed punch power that could KO any heavyweight. Should Tyson Fury fear him?

Fury previously suggested he planned on retiring following his fight with Whyte, a claim his father John was quick to rubbish.

The 33-year-old insisted on Thursday that he was not underestimating Whyte like others, and therefore planned to hold off on further retirement talk until afterwards.

"To be honest with you I am only thinking about Dillian Whyte, I am not thinking about retirement," he said. "That will come after the fight, we will think about what will happen and what the future will hold for me.

"At the minute, I have a massive task in Dillian. A lot of people are underestimating Dillian Whyte but not me. I am giving him the respect he deserves throughout the training camp.

"I am not underestimating this guy, I give him the respect like I did for Deontay Wilder and everyone else."

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Fury says his world title fight against Whyte will be the biggest British heavyweight bout since Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno

Fury and Joshua had appeared to be on a collision course, but these plans were left in disarray after Fury was ordered to take a third fight with Deontay Wilder and Joshua suffered defeat to Usyk.

Whyte also hopes to fulfil his own world title ambitions by beating Fury in a mandatory shot, which he earned following a fourth-round stoppage of Alexander Povetkin in their rematch last March.

If you wish to purchase Tyson Fury v Dillian Whyte on BT Sport Box Office on 23rd April 2022, please visit www.sky.com/boxoffice/btsport .

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