Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik recorded a video message to the British Tyson Fury, with whom they should fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion on December 23, 2023 in Saudi Arabia. The video was posted on Instagram by a Ukrainian (the owner of the Meta company is known as an extremist and is banned in Russia).
“Hey, greedy! My friend Tyson Fury. I’m ready for December 23rd. So are you ready?” — Usyk said in the video.
Usyk had his last fight in Poland on August 26 and defeated Briton Daniel Dubois. He defended the world titles of the International Boxing Federation (IBF), World Boxing Organization (WBO), International Boxing Organization (IBO) and World Boxing Association (WBA).
On October 29, Fury defeated former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion Francis Ngannou in a tournament in Saudi Arabia. The ten-round fight took place in Riyadh and ended with the British winning by split decision (94-95, 96-93, 95-94). Moreover, in the third round, Fury was knocked down after Ngannou’s left hook.
In an interview with Boxing Social, Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren said that his client will not be able to return to the ring until the end of the year after his fight with Francis Ngannou.
Previously in Russia guess An easy victory for Usik in the fight with Fury.