Oleksandr Usyk has spent nine years preparing for huge Tyson Fury fight,States five reaaon he fears just one blow from Tyson
Oleksandr Usyk has been training for a Tyson Fury fight ever since the Brit defeated his countryman Wladimir Klitschko.Fury dethroned longtime unified heavyweight world champion Klitschko in a huge upset back in 2015 and Usyk has been looking to avenge his good friend’s loss ever since.
Almost a decade later, Usyk will now get that chance as he and Fury meet for the undisputed world titles on February 17 in Saudi Arabia.I’ve been preparing for this fight for a few years now, since he beat Wladimir. He didn’t know about me back then because I wasn’t famous in the world of boxing, but I have been preparing for him and Anthony Joshua from the very beginning. Since I started professional boxing,” Usyk said.TNT Sports will bring you a host of thrilling drama from the boxing world in 2024 including Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk. Catch up with the best in the business while following all of the best action from fights around the world broadcast weekly as part of the TNT package.Fury was expected to defend his world titles against Klitschko the year after beating him but the Brit scuppered plans of their rematch by failing drugs test.
Fury battled extreme weight gain and mental health issues during his three years away from the ring but became a world champion again by knocking out Deontay Wilder in 2020It’s a technical fight and it’s fight of heart. It’s the most important fight of my sports career and the most and my sporting life. People want to see this, they want to see Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in the ring to be undisputed champion and we need to give people this because they deserve this,” Usyk added.