Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury have developed one of the crucial expert heavyweight rivalries of the century, though it was Fury who was trumped after they met again in Might, it was the unified champion who appeared on the press convention dressed as ‘The Hitman’ forward of their rematch.
Usyk and Fury went toe-to-toe in a battle to crown a primary undisputed heavyweight champion of the 21st century and the primary of the four-belt period after they meet in Might however the end result was not completely conclusive – a split-decision win for the Ukrainian being the end result.
Since then, Usyk has acquired loads of plaudits, with many labelling because the heavyweight nice of this era, but regardless of his legendary win, Tyson Fury will nonetheless have hope that he can avenge the loss given the success he had earlier than the pivotal ninth-round.
Moreover, ‘The Gypsy King’s’ success in rematches after tough preliminary contests towards each John McDermott and Deontay Wilder will serve Fury nicely, though drawing up the changes that he would want to make to outthink Usyk is an almighty, migraine-inducing job.
On the press convention forward of the ‘Riyadh Season’ occasion, it was clear to see that Tyson Fury was not the one fighter eager to make a change forward of the rematch, as Oleksandr Usyk donned the stage with a modified look – sporting a shaved head as he imitated ‘Agent 47’ from standard 2007 movie, ‘Hitman’.
USYK JUST SHOWED UP AS AGENT 47 FROM HITMAN AT THE FURY PRESS CONFERENCE 😭 pic.twitter.com/r4P1nAvg1X
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) October 23, 2024
When requested of his new look, Usyk supplied a brief response…
“I don’t know.”
And when requested of what was in his accompanying suitcase, the undefeated technician responded with a usually deadpan however comical reply.
“It’s simply [for] character.”
Oleksandr Usyk on his new LOOK! 😂#UsykFury2 | #RiyadhSeason | Dec 21 pic.twitter.com/0p2aRHQ9xS
— Sky Sports activities Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) October 23, 2024
Nonetheless, he then proceeded to open the suitcase and took out an image of his first struggle with Tyson Fury – which he requested his opponent to signal, earlier than joking that followers will “discover it tomorrow on eBay”.
Oleksandr Usyk REVEALS what’s in his briefcase 😂#UsykFury2 | #RiyadhSeason | Dec 21 pic.twitter.com/cpClq5uDCO
— Sky Sports activities Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) October 23, 2024
Usyk-Fury II will happen on December 21st on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, topping a invoice that includes a salivating super-welterweight showdown between Serhii Bohachuk and Israil Madrimov, in addition to intriguing heavyweight match-up’s involving standard British duo Johnny Fisher and Moses Itauma.
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