Jared is ready to help the Briton before the second fight with Alexander Usyk
American heavyweight Jared Anderson (17-0, 15 KO) said he was ready for a showdown against his former sparring partner and former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs).
Anderson also said he is ready to work with Fury ahead of the “Gypsy King”‘s rematch with the current WBO/WBA/IBO/WBC heavyweight champion. Alexander Usik (22-0, 14 KOs).
“Tyson could definitely be a future contender – but for the right price. He’s still a friend and a big brother of sorts. I respect him, I like what he does, and he continues to put people in their place in this game. I like that about him.”
“And I’ll help him in any way I can to prepare for the rematch with Usyk if necessary, and then I’ll fight him myself. Fury says he’s going to knock me out, and I can’t wait for him to try to prove it.”
Anderson defeated Belgian Riyad Merhi in his last fight. Jared dominated the entire fight and won by unanimous decision. At the end of August 2023, the American won by technical knockout in the fifth round against Ukrainian Andrey Rudenko.
On the night of May 19, Usyk inflicted Fury’s first defeat in his professional career in a fight that took place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The Ukrainian was awarded the victory by a split decision of the judges: 115-112, 113-114 and 114-113.
Usyk became the first absolute heavyweight champion in the four-belt era. In the heavyweight division, the last time the absolute title was held was by Lennox Lewis in 1999, but back then three titles were enough to win the title.
Oleksandr is the second boxer in history after Evander Holyfield, who was the absolute world champion in cruiserweight and heavyweight. Also, the Ukrainian boxer became the third (after Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue) in the era of four prestigious titles absolute champion in two weight categories.
Usyk subsequently issued a statement in which he announced that he would give the IBF belt to the winner of the British derby between his two former opponents in the ring – Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua.. Thus, Alexander lost the status of absolute world champion in heavyweight, which he had held for more than a month.
Usyk and Fury have reached an agreement for a rematch. The “Gypsy King” has officially activated the rematch option. The second fight between Alexander and Tyson will take place on December 21, 2024, in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said he would seek the introduction of video replays in this fight.
Source: Sportarena
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