"Almost killed him": Russian champion named the clear winner of the Usyk-Fury rematch

World middleweight champion Bahram Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs) has no doubt that Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) will defeat Tyson Fury (22-0, 14 KOs) for the second time. The Russian boxer also noted that the Ukrainian should take revenge on the Briton even more confidently than he did in the first confrontation.

Murtazaliev himself said this in an interview with the propaganda resource Championship.com. According to the native of Grozny, in the first fight, the referee frankly saved Fury from an early defeat after Usyk cornered and hit his opponent in the ninth round.

"I'm not betting against Usyk in any fight. Starting with the fight when he fought my good friend Murat Gassiev. In the rematch, in theory, Usyk should win even more confidently. I think Fury will be much stronger than in the first one. Do you remember when Tyson threw a sluggish two? Usyk intercepted it and almost killed him in the first round. The judge just saved Fury by counting a knockdown. Although he shouldn't have counted him out because he was standing. And after that, he never recovered," Murtazaliev said.

Over the weekend, an epic promo for the rematch between Usyk and Fury was released. It has already been called a disgrace to American boxing companies.

It should be noted that before the rematch, a strange situation occurred when bookmakers lowered the Ukrainian's chances of success. At the same time, experts continue to insist that Usyk will win again. For example, veteran Dereck Chisora noted that Fury has virtually no chance of revenge. And British promoter Ben Shalom simply gave up on Tyson and his ability to beat the Ukrainian.

On October 23, Usyk and Fury had their first duel of looks before the second fight. The Ukrainian appeared in an unusual way, changing his image. In addition, he forced his opponent to take an unusual step to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Bookmakers changed the odds for the second fight.

Earlier it became known that Tyson wants to organize a trilogy with Oleksandr to make boxing history. The Briton also accused the Ukrainian of disrupting the timing of the rematch.

In the first fight, Oleksandr defeated Tyson by split decision - 114:113, 113:114, 115:112 - and unified all the belts of the super heavyweight division.

Our compatriot also shared his expectations for the second fight with Fury and responded to accusations of cheating during the May 18 fight. In addition, the Ukrainian told what he learned from this fight.

The legendary Wladimir Klitschko shared his expectations for the rematch between Usyk and Fury. And ex-champion Amir Khan disagreed with the forecasts for the fighters' second fight.

In turn, Russian boxing coach Andrei Ivichuk called Tyson the winner of the upcoming rematch with Oleksandr. And the Ukrainian named the only boxer he is interested in fighting after the second fight with the Briton.

In addition, Anthony Joshua answered the question of who he would like to see win the rematch between Usyk and Fury. After that, he named the winner of the rematch. Tyson himself voiced his motivation for the second fight against our compatriot.

Fury also responded to Usyk's team representatives when they compared him to dictator Vladimir Putin. The Gypsy King explained why he turned away from the Ukrainian during a duel of the eyes before the first fight.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, former Ukrainian boxing coach Mykhailo Zavyalov said that Tyson Fury would put his career on the line in a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The Briton himself noted that he does not believe in his victory on points in the second fight with the Ukrainian. In turn, Usyk revealed the details of his preparation for the fight.

In addition, it became known who Oleksandr plans to fight after the fight with Tyson. The legendary Mike Tyson gave his prediction for the fight. The Briton also told us what he was thinking in the ninth round of the first fight with Usyk when he was knocked down. 

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