Preparations are complete: Usyk and Fury show what they look like 9 days before the 2024 main event
Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) and World Boxing Council (WBC) belt holder Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) have completed their preparations for the fight on May 18. Both athletes simultaneously announced that they had closed their training camps.
The future rivals announced this on their Instagram pages. The boxers showed their current fitness after many weeks of grueling training. The pictures show that Usyk and Fury are in excellent condition, and the Briton has almost completely lost weight.
The fight between Usyk and Fury will take place in Riyadh.
Source: Instagram of Oleksandr Usyk
Comparative characteristics of Usyk and Fury.
At the same time, some fans began to poke fun at Tyson. They reminded him of his repeated fight disruptions and urged him to be careful in the weeks before the fight.
"Dude, just don't scratch yourself anywhere, please," "There's another cut in two days and the fight is canceled," "You're going to lose. I can see it in your eyes. Usyk is a different level," "Looks great," "No, he still needs to lose a few extra pounds," people wrote in the comments.
Fury has completed preparations for the fight with Usyk.
Source: Tyson Fury's Instagram
Usyk has completed his preparations for the fight with Fury.
Source: Olexandr Usyk's Instagram
The week before last, the broadcaster of the Usyk-Fury fight in Ukraine was announced and the cost of the show was determined. Former world champion Andy Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) made his prediction for the fight. Jordan Thompson (15-1, 12 KOs), the sparring partner of the two rivals, also shared his expectations for the duel.
Before that, Fury spoke frankly about Usyk, calling him a terrible person. The British boxer also spoke about being bullied in his younger years, when he was offered to quit the sport. In addition, he announced the fantastic fees of the opponents for the May 18 fight.
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It has become known that the second rematch of the boxers is scheduled for mid-October. Tyson himself has already confirmed that he has no intention of giving up fight #2 against the Ukrainian.
Former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) has again predicted the fight between Usyk and Fury. In addition, Tony Bellew, a former rival of the Ukrainian, praised the fight.
Usyk sent Fury an air kiss.
Source: DAZN Boxing video screenshot
The day before, a video appeared online that revealed Usyk's true attitude toward Russia. And the Russian national team gave a negative assessment of the Ukrainian's chances in the fight against Fury.
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