Fury vs Usyk 2 LIVE: Latest updates and results from heavyweight title rematch

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Tyson Fury’s rematch pinch Oleksandr Usyk is today, 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 the rematch.

But location was small to return from Wednesday’s unfastened workouts, wherever Fury laced up his gloves but threw zero punches. That said, his coach Sugarhill Steward did driblet immoderate news: that Fury’s begetter John will not beryllium successful the Gypsy King’s corner this clip around. Then, connected Thursday, the property convention brought a ridiculous, 12-minute face-off betwixt Fury and Usyk, who some refused to backmost down contempt attempts from WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman and others.

There was a overmuch shorter face-off astatine Friday’s weigh-in, after some boxers tipped the scales astatine career-heaviest weights – pinch Fury importantly heavier than Usyk.

Follow each the build-up to Usyk vs Fury 2, with ringing walks expected astatine 10.15pm GMT tonight, 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.)

Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and weigh-in LIVE

Thank you for pursuing our unrecorded sum of today’s weigh-in!

Below is simply a recap of the cardinal details, and we’ll spot you again tomorrow... for a HUGE rematch.

Until then!

Alex Pattle20 December 2024 20:10

Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and weigh-in LIVE

Alex Pattle20 December 2024 20:00

Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and weigh-in LIVE

Alex Pattle20 December 2024 19:50

Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and weigh-in LIVE

Alex Pattle20 December 2024 19:40

Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and weigh-in LIVE

Alex Pattle20 December 2024 19:30

Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and weigh-in LIVE

So, Fury is 281lb/127.4kg, aft weighing successful astatine 262lb/118.8kg successful May – almost 20lb heavier this time, a career-heaviest!

Usyk is besides astatine a career-heaviest 226lb/102.5kg, aft tipping the scales astatine 223lb/101.1kg successful May.

Bear successful mind that each man was fundamentally afloat dressed.

A VERY little face-off, too, aft their 12-minute staredown yesterday!

Alex Pattle20 December 2024 19:26

Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and weigh-in LIVE

So, we await Fury and Usyk to complete the weigh-in...

Fury emerges to the sound of “Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve. A classic.

Now present comes Usyk, but Fury will measurement successful first...

Fury tips the scales astatine 281lb/127.4kg! WOW. A biggggg man.

Usyk now... 226lb/102.5kg! Let’s dream Michael Buffer sewage it correct this time, aft he misread the Ukrainian’s weight successful May!

Alex Pattle20 December 2024 19:16

Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and weigh-in LIVE

Onto the penultimate weigh-in! Heavyweights Demsey McKean and Moses Itauma return to the stage.

Australian’s McKean tips the scales astatine 251.1lb/113.8kg.

British 19-year-old Itauma is 249.1lb/112.9kg!

That’s really person than I expected. Itauma’s top strengths are his velocity and movement, while McKean’s nickname is the “Tower” – which should show you astir his size!

Alex Pattle20 December 2024 19:10