The unification match will begin approximately after midnight
WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO World Heavyweight Champion Alexander Usik and WBC title holder Tyson Fury arrived at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), where the fight for the title of absolute champion will take place tonight.
The winner of the Usyk-Fury fight will become the first absolute world heavyweight champion in the era of four belts. In the heavyweight division, the last time Lennox Lewis held absolute status was in 1999, but then three titles were enough for this title.
Let us remind you that at the weigh-in, Fury turned out to be more than 17 kg heavier than Usik. Tyson showed a weight of 118.8 kg, and Usik – 101 kg.
The unification fight between Usik and Fury will begin approximately after midnight. The referee in the ring will be Mark Nelson, and the boxers’ actions in rounds will be counted by Manuel Oliver Palermo from Spain, Craig Metcalf from Canada and Mike Fitzgerald from Jacksonville, USA.
Today, as part of a grand boxing evening in Saudi Arabia, Ukrainian Daniel Lapin knocked out Portuguese Octavio Pudivitra in the first round, winning the WBA Continental championship belt.
Former world light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev lost to Swedish boxer Robin Safar by unanimous decision. And Moses Itauma (9-0, 7 KOs) defeated Ilya Mezentsev by technical knockout and won the vacant WBO Intercontinental heavyweight belt.
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Source: Sportarena
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