PROMOTER Bob Arum has claimed Anthony Joshua will rematch Oleksandr Usyk in April.
Usyk saw an undisputed title decider with Fury collapse following a breakdown in negotiations.
It means he will proceed with his contracted rematch with Joshua, having beaten the British star in September.
Meanwhile Fury will now face WBC mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte, currently targeted for April 23 in Cardiff.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn previously named April as a potential date for AJ’s must-win rerun against Usyk.
But Fury’s US matchmaker Arum talked down the chance of a clash of dates.
He told FightHype: “No, they’re [Joshua and Usyk] going to fight in June.”
Middle Eastern backers were fronting cash and talks for the Fury, 33, to face Usyk, 35, in a first-ever, four-belt unification.
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But it meant Joshua, 32, and Whyte, 33, needing separate step-aside fees to allow the undisputed clash in Saudi.
And although deals were said to have been agreed, talks broke down at the 11th hour.
Arum revealed: “That was a Middle East deal, and it was so convoluted.
“It wasn’t going to happen because not only were they going to have to pay for Usyk’s fight with Fury.
“They had to pay a step aside to Joshua for a huge amount and for Whyte for two fights.
“There was a problem with the television rights, and it wasn’t going to come together.
“They couldn’t do the fight in April because it’s Ramadan, and we were talking about doing the fight at best in June.
“Tyson got impatient with the whole thing.”
