Tyson Fury goals to reclaim his standing and search retribution while competing for 3 heavyweight titles in opposition to the distinctive Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday at Riyadh‘s Kingdom Area.
Media retailers in Britain point out a bigger prize pool of £150 million ($190 million) for the bout. Usyk is anticipated to obtain a better share of the earnings, which differs from the Might association the place Fury collected 70 p.c of the purse.
Betting businesses and unbiased analysts favour the undefeated Ukrainian.
The competition now entails three belts, as Usyk selected to relinquish his IBF title reasonably than defend it in opposition to necessary challenger Daniel Dubois, while honouring the worthwhile rematch settlement.
British boxer Fury skilled his first skilled loss in Might when Usyk secured a split-decision victory, establishing himself because the inaugural undisputed champion within the four-belt interval.
Regardless of the shut scoring, a big second occurred within the ninth spherical when Fury relied on the ropes for assist and was rescued by the bell following a standing eight rely.
Fury, aged 36, maintained an undefeated file of 35 fights earlier than his encounter with Usyk, regardless of experiencing private challenges together with psychological well being points, habit issues and vital weight fluctuations.
His preparation for this historic unification bout confronted vital disruption when a coaching damage resulted in a three-month delay and restricted his sparring periods.
The ‘Gypsy King’ remoted himself in a Malta coaching facility for 3 months, throughout which he maintained no contact along with his spouse, Paris, or his youngsters.
At Thursday’s open coaching session at Riyadh’s Boulevard World theme park, beneath a synthetic Sphinx, he declined to take part within the customary media showcase.
The previous WBC champion Fury should defeat Usyk this Saturday to rearrange a 3rd encounter and deal with the only real defeat in his skilled file.
His confidence stems from earlier profitable rematches, having secured knockout victories in opposition to each Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder of their respective third conferences.
But, Usyk presents maybe his most formidable problem – an Olympic gold medallist and former undisputed cruiserweight champion who maintains an unblemished skilled file of 22-0.
