As fight fans everywhere know, former heavyweight champ Tyson Fury has it all to do; he has it all to prove (in the opinion of some) in his fast-approaching December 21st rematch with Oleksandr Usyk; Usyk absolutely the toughest test/bag of tricks Fury has encountered during his superb career.
Usually in boxing, when there is a trilogy, it’s a rubber-match, with the two fighters being 1-1 and wanting to settle things once and for all.
Heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk, who is currently in London and has been at the Ukrainian embassy to see UK vehicles donated to his war-torn country, gave a short interview with Sky Sports News.
As fight fans know, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will meet up for a return fight in December, once again in Saudi Arabia.
Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has posted on social media, revealing that he’s vacating his IBF title so that Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois can battle for it on September 21st when they meet at Wembley Stadium in London.
More than a few boxing websites have picked up on the latest WBC heavyweight rankings, and the new rankings have caused quite a stir.
Rewind to earlier this week, and former heavyweight champ Tyson Fury was about as far away from training hard in a boxing gym as he could possibly have been.
Oleksandr Usyk could be giving up on the heavyweight division to return to cruiserweight after his rematch with Tyson Fury.
He’s contemplating giving up on the wealth of opportunities at heavyweight, and it’s difficult to understand what he gains from that move.
Boxing analyst Tim Bradley says Tyson Fury is “damaged goods” now, and he expects Oleksandr Usyk to make their December 21st rematch an easier fight than it was earlier this month when he beat the ‘Gypsy King’ on May 18th.
Fight fans eager to see a return fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will have to wait quite some time.