The fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship needs to remunerate its participants equally, according to the promoter of Oleksandr Usyk.

Ukraine’s Usyk, the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight champion, and Fury, the WBC titlist from England, have been in talks to face each other in the spring for all four heavyweight titles.

After months of seemingly smooth sailing, however, negotiations for the Usyk-Fury fight recently hit an impasse. Last week Mike Coppinger of ESPN reported that the fight is unlikely to take place in the Middle East, the original location for the fight and where both fighters would hypothetically have received the biggest payday of their careers. The organizers have now pivoted to a late April date at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Now the problem reportedly has to do with money. Both fighters would have to accept a relatively smaller purse if the fight takes place in England.

Alexander Krassyuk, the chief handler for Usyk, told BoxingScene.com on Monday that he is traveling to London tomorrow to meet with representatives of Queensberry, the promoter of Fury, to finalize a deal.

Krassyuk said his team would not countenance anything less than a 50-50 split for Usyk and suggested that Fury is now demanding the lion’s share of the financial pot. Krassyuk said a 50-50 is “more than fair” because Usyk holds three belts to Fury’s one.

“I can’t really say anything in particular because we’re in the middle of negotiations,” Krassyuk said, “but I can say for sure if it’s a fair deal when it comes to the unification—which is the undisputed unification, where one fighter has three belts and the other has one belt—a 50-50 split sounds fair. It sounds more fair than it should be.

“If Tyson accepts this fair condition, it means he’s a real warrior and he really wants to fight not just for money but for heritage, for legacy and for four belts in the biggest fight in heavyweight history at Wembley stadium. Why not? End of April, beginning of May, perfect timing.

"But it has to be fair. As long as I’m representing Usyk, I will fight for fair conditions.”

Krassyuk, who pointed out Fury’s volatility and history of backing out of fights, said he remains “really optimistic” that the two sides can come to an agreement as early as in the next “three days.”