In May, Oleksandr Usyk completed his mission, defeating Tyson Fury by split decision to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the modern four-belt era. On Saturday in Saudi Arabia, Usyk will look for a repeat performance when he rematches Fury, this time with three world titles on the line.Usyk was stripped of the IBF championship for
moving ahead with his contractually obligated rematch with Fury, though the lack of one of the four world titles from the first meeting has done nothing to diminish the excitement or importance of this rematch.The first meeting was the first time Fury had suffered defeat as a professional, having gone undefeated across
35 previous bouts that also saw him twice reign as world champion. Fury started that fight well, using his size and reach to keep the much smaller Usyk at range. Fury was so comfortable in the early rounds that he repeatedly danced and showboated, seemingly feeling he had the fight in hand.Usyk was able to make the
necessary adjustments as the fight wore on and not only started to successfully use his boxing skills, but also scored a knockdown in Round 9. A perfect left hook landed on Fury and the following flurry from Usyk sent Fury’s 6-foot-9 frame stumbling into the corner where it was ruled the ropes had held him up and thus
counted as a knockdown.That knockdown was the difference between a split decision win for Usyk and a split draw, with one judge scoring the fight 114-113 Fury and two turning in Usyk scores of 115-112 and 114-113. Without the
knockdown making for a 10-8 Usyk ninth round, that third card would have been 114-114.”I’ve got nothing to say apart from there’s going to be a whole lot of hurt and pain in this fight, you watch,” Fury said. “The talking’s been done. The first fight, I talked, I joked, all my career.
This time I’m serious, I’m going to do some damage here on Saturday night. Watch me go to work.”Usyk’s win ran his career record to 22-0. More impressive than his spotless record, Usyk has managed to go undisputed at two different
weight classes.His victory against Wladimir Klitschko in Germany, I watched that on a laptop in a hotel in America, I thought he had absolutely no chance. He won every single round. When he fought Deontay Wilder in
America, I thought he had absolutely no chance. He was robbed in the first fight, he smashed him to pieces in the second fight. Two generational great heavyweights, two credits to the sport. May God bless you both on Saturday
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night, but most of all, I can’t believe I’m saying it, may Tyson Fury be victorious on Saturday night for Britain and get the championship back.”Now the two meet again with legacy on the line. Can Fury make the necessary adjustments to maintain his early momentum from the first
fight or will Usyk again conquer the giant and prove his place atop the heavyweight division?The undercard was set to feature a solid matchup between Serhii Bohachuk and Israil Madrimov at junior middleweight. Unfortunately, Madrimov was forced to
withdraw from the bout after suffering from bronchitis during training camp. His next appearance is expected to be on the Feb. 22 card featuring Artur Beterbev vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 in the main event where he will face another top contender in Vergil Ortiz. Instead, Bohachuk will take on Ismael Davis
