The fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion will take place on May 18
British heavyweight Fraser Clark commented on the upcoming fight between the WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO world heavyweight champion Alexander Usik with WBC title holder Tyson Fury for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion.
“As for Fury’s injury, it’s terrible. You know, I changed after such a cut. I know that Tyson was out of shape in the fight with Ngannou, but now everyone says he’s in shape. This may sound strange, but is he in shape or just skinny? There is a difference.
I want Tyson to win this fight, but Usyk is my favorite. He’s a really good fighter. People say Fury should use his size to beat up his opponent. Anthony Joshua is a beast and how badly did he beat Usyk? A fighter like that is not going to stand in front of you and allow himself to be beaten like a rag doll,” Clark said.
The unification fight between Usik and Fury will take place on May 18. The list of other fights that will take place as part of the boxing evening in Saudi Arabia is also known. Among them is the fight between Ukrainian Daniel Lapin and Portuguese Octavio Pudivitra for the WBA Continental light heavyweight title.
The event will be hosted by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The WBC proposes to reform the judges for the reporting fight, increasing their number to 5-6 people. Penalties for boxers who refuse to fight are $10 million.
WBC President Mauricio Suleiman announced that an agreement had been concluded between the boxers for a re-fight. The WBO is also ready to sanction the second fight. It was reported that the fate of a possible rematch depends on the holding of the first fight. Fury said that the contract has a mandatory rematch clause, and a re-fight with Usyk could take place in October.
Suleiman also presented a special WBC belt for which Usyk and Fury will fight. Its design uses the colors of the Ukrainian and British flags. Pope Francis has already blessed the World Boxing Council belt that will be on the line in the title fight.
Source: Sportarena
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