Usyk and Fury, a rematch after the drama: “My wife suffered a miscarriage the day before the fight”
He last May 18 one of the great dreams of boxing was fulfilled: to once again have a unification of the most iconic weight of all that exist, the heavyweights. The economic boost (with a purse of 150 million dollars) of the money of Saudi Arabia and its Riyadh Season hosted the long-awaited duel between Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14KO) and Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24KO) which the Ukrainian won by a tight split decision (115-112, 114-113, 113-114) after 12 rounds of the best boxing of the year. ‘The Cat’ He raised his boxing to heaven, he became king of the heavyweights. Something that will come into dispute again because the rematch agreed between the two superstars It already takes shape.
Fight poster.
Although there are always certain reservations with their dispute, both due to the advance notice and the eternal doubts with theGypsy King Fury, the second fight is scheduled for December 21. Again, in Riyadh. Two months earlier it was already heating up, as the two fighters met in a place thousands of kilometers from Riyadh, in London. The majestic Guildhall in London, which was a town hall and is now a venue for high-class events, brought together Usyk and Fury. There is already a fight.
It will be different, more on Fury’s side. Because in the first fight there was something that took a while to uncover, but it had an influence. “The day before the fight (Friday of fight week) my wife Paris suffered a miscarriage. It was shit. I don’t want to make excuses, but I was six months pregnant and it’s not a problem that happens at the beginning. I couldn’t be with her at that time and it was hard. I was more with her than without her, so it was hard,” he said.
On the Friday of the fight week, my wife Paris suffered a miscarriage.
Contrast
Los two boxers are different in shape and substance, it is one of the great attractions. And as such they saw each other’s faces again. Usyk dressed up as Hitman, a saga focused on the life of a super assassin. And he left a clear message. “I will never leave you alone, never,” he said.. As happened in the first fight, his profile is covered, he prefers to act in the ring, but perhaps he is the favorite after his great ending in the first battle.
I will never leave you alone, never
Tyson Fury (left) and Oleksandr Usyk during the press conference at Outernet London.
Fury is clear that he continues to bet on himself. In rematches you grow, as demonstrated against Deontay Wilder in his trilogy after tying the first duel or Chisora’s. “I have to focus more to win. My rematches always end in one way: knocking out. Against anyone. So I expect something similar if I prepare well, eat well, train well and have everything prepared,” he acknowledged.
