Two of these boxers will compete on the undercard of the event on February 17
Became known sparring partners WBC champion belt holder Tyson Furyhelping him prepare for the fight with the world champion according to WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO Alexander Usik.
“The Gypsy King” assembled a very representative team. The most famous of them is Jay Opetaja (24-0), former IBF cruiserweight champion. Also in the camp is Fury – 19-year-old Moses Ithauma (it was known about him back in December) who in April last year defeated the Ukrainian Konstantin Dovbyshchenko on points.
Two more sparring partners of the Briton are the interim WBC super cruise champion Kevin Lerena (30-2), who a little more than a year ago significantly battered Usyk’s future opponent Daniel Dubois, as well as Canadian Alexis Barriere (11-0).
We would like to remind you that Usyk is being helped in preparation for the battle with the “Gypsy King” by such sparring partners as Mariusz Wach, Vladimir Katsuk, Sanel Hasanovic and Emanuel Odiase.
It is interesting that Opetaya and Itauma will perform on the undercard of the Usyk-Fury fight for the title of absolute heavyweight champion, which will officially take place on February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Initially, the fight was planned to be organized on December 23 in Riyadh. However, it later became clear that the “Gypsy King” would not have time to prepare for this time after the fight with Francis Ngannou at the end of October.
Fury defeated Ngannou via split decision. It was reported that the Briton received two cuts in a fight with the former UFC champion.
Usik fought his last fight on August 27 in Wroclaw, Poland. The Ukrainian knocked out Daniel Dubois in the 9th round and defended his championship titles.
Source: Sportarena
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