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Tyson Fury’s rematch pinch Oleksandr Usyk is conscionable 3 days away, arsenic the Briton intends to declare the unified heavyweight titles – seven months aft suffering his first master loss, against the Ukrainian.
In May, Usyk won a divided determination against Fury to go the division’s first undisputed champion successful 24 years. Now, the brace return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, wherever Usyk defends the golden against the “Gypsy King” – minus the IBF belt, which he vacated successful spring.
Fury fought impressively successful May, starring the conflict aft the midway stage, but a phenomenal rally from Usyk secured victory, keeping the erstwhile cruiserweight king unbeaten.
Usyk, 37, moreover came adjacent to stopping Fury, 36, successful information nine, and will return awesome assurance from that successful Saturday’s rematch.
Follow each the build-up to Usyk vs Fury 2, after Wednesday’s unfastened workouts, below. You tin watch the conflict unrecorded connected DAZN this weekend. (We whitethorn gain committee from immoderate of the links successful this article, but we ne'er let this to power our content. This gross helps to money publicity crossed The Independent.)
Tyson Fury carries retired baffling unfastened workout earlier coach names area team
Below is simply a recap of everything that happened astatine today’s unfastened workout!
Thank you for pursuing along.
We’ll beryllium backmost tomorrow pinch much build-up to Saturday’s mega-fight, on pinch updates from the property conference.
See you then!
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 19:55
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Usyk is asked whether he’s amended astatine dancing aliases boxing. “Dancing,” he says!
He’s asked astir Fury seeming to opportunity “hurt” and “damage” during his workout (in which the Briton threw zero punches, remember).
“Okay,” Usyk says arsenic a guidance to Fury’s workout...
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 19:38
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Usyk is now successful the ring, protector boxing and dancing astir the ring.
Outside a set is playing (or pretending to play) a opus that seems to person lyrics including “Oleksandr Usyk”.
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 19:34
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“It was a small workout,” Steward laughed. “We gave it our best.
“Tyson Fury is conscionable fresh correct now, on pinch myself. He’s ever had for illustration a silly demeanour and [been] playing around, but this is simply a different broadside of him. He’s conscionable ready, 100 per cent ready.”
Steward besides reveals that Fury’s area connected Saturday will dwell of himself, Andy Lee, and a cutman.
So, nary John Fury this time, aft Tyson’s dada came nether disapproval for his area activity successful May.
In general, it was based on by galore fans and pundits that Fury had excessively galore voices successful his corner.
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 19:29
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Fury gets his gloves on, yet hops towards his coach Sugarhill Steward... and past opts not to propulsion a punch.
And that’s that. Fury’s unfastened workout is done, without a punching being thrown.
Right...
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 19:25
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Fury is yet connected onshore and successful the ring!
He took a while to get there, and he’s taking a while to get going pinch his workout.
He’s hopping a bit, stepping around, benignant of stretching. Nothing much yet.
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 19:20
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Onto the main event!
Tyson Fury is retired first...
The erstwhile heavyweight champion really makes his measurement to the ringing by crossing the adjacent h2o successful a boat!
It’s taking a while...
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 19:11
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McKean does his bit, past Itauma takes to the ring.
Itauma, 19, is simply a large favourite successful this one, which – given McKean’s acquisition – says a batch astir the expectations connected Itauma to emergence to the apical of the heavyweight section successful short order.
Itauma does immoderate protector boxing, showing disconnected his lightning speed.
Speaking of lightning speed, Itauma is successful and retired of the ringing successful accelerated fashion!
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 19:03
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Ishmael Davis is the adjacent combatant out, up of his super-welterweight bout pinch Serhii Bohachuk.
Davis steps successful aft Israil Madrimov precocious fell ill.
Bohachuk follows Davis, and we now move backmost to the heavyweight division.
Unbeaten British teen Moses Itauma takes connected Australia’s Demsey McKean, and the second is successful the ringing to protector container now.
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 18:52
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Dave Allen useful retired next, doing immoderate pad activity up of his heavyweight conflict pinch erstwhile sparring partner Johnny Fisher.
Allen’s workout is soundtracked by “The Whole Of The Moon” by The Waterboys. Another awesome tune.
Allen makes his exit, and present comes Fisher: the “Romford Bull”.
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 18:45
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