Undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk is to resume hostilities with Tyson Fury in December and now his promoter has responded to the information of the rematch.
The primary combat was an interesting battle over 12 rounds with loads of backwards and forwards and even a knockdown within the ninth spherical that noticed Fury falling concerning the ring. Usyk ran out the factors winner to carry all 4 main world titles and now they’re to do all of it once more on December twenty first.
Talking to talkSport Boxing, Usyk’s supervisor Alex Krassyuk confirmed the date of the rematch.
“That is the date we have been taking a look at and that is the date we confirmed with His Excellency and we gave our phrase on it so it’s going to occur on December twenty first. It’s scheduled to occur on December twenty first however coping with our opponent you by no means know the way it works so we’re focussed not his date.”
He was requested why the unique October date for the rematch was put again.
“Properly that was a working date which we thought to be one of many attainable days to placed on the occasion however in our preliminary settlement, we had a time restrict to the top of the yr so it corresponds to our preliminary settlement. We by no means had any talks about Usyk’s retirement. There have been perhaps rumours, perhaps another person was giving their ideas however we by no means mentioned it. This subject just isn’t a difficulty for us.”
He was requested if rumours of a damaged orbital bone for Usyk have been true.
“No, this isn’t true, as I spoke on the post-fight convention I gave some rationalization. He had an outdated harm, his tooth implant on the higher jaw was injured once more so he took all of the medical prescriptions and now he’s recovering from that. “
Then he was requested if the announcement of the rematch got here as a shock.
“Properly, the factor I like coping with His Wonderful is we by no means dealt. No matter we determined we bought straight to the media and that’s the perfect factor that boxing can have these days.”
Lastly, it was put to him that ought to Usyk win the rematch he would don’t have anything to show and will retire.
“That is at all times a choice of the fighter. When he feels he has nothing to show, when he feels he doesn’t wish to get up at 5 within the morning and do three trainings in a day, if he’s fed up with that then it’s in all probability time for him to hold up his gloves.”
The countdown to this already much-anticipated rematch has already begun although some folks don’t suppose it is going to occur.
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