The proposed undisputed heavyweight title fight between Morecambe’s Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk at Wembley has fallen through.
Since the announcement many people have expressed their disappointment on Twitter.
Talks between the two camps have taken place in recent months and an official announcement for an April 29 showdown had appeared close.
However, the unification bout in London is now definitely off, according to the PA news agency.
WBC champion Fury called out Usyk, who holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts, following his victory over Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in December.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum revealed weeks later an agreement had been reached for a unification bout to take place.
Negotiations rumbled on, with plenty of back-and-forth between the two heavyweights on social media, but on March 10 Ukrainian boxer Usyk accepted a 70-30 purse split, provided Fury donated £1million to Ukraine to help their efforts in the war against Russia.
The WBA also revealed it had received confirmation that an agreement for the blockbuster fight was in place, but it has now fallen through.
No final agreement over terms could be reached between the two camps for an April 29 bout, PA understands.
Usyk, who beat Anthony Joshua in August, will now turn his attention to a mandatory defence of one of his belts later this summer.
Since the announcement many have taken to social media to voice their opinions.
One person said: “If this doesn't happen this is so disappointing. Boxing again getting in the way of itself.”
“This is an absolute farce,” said another.
“I never thought I'd think this but I wonder if Tyson Fury is fearful of Usyk?,” another said.
“Give the fans what they want,” said another.
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