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Alexander Krassyuk, promoter for WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, says his boxer was very nervous as he watched Tyson Fury's crossover boxing match with Francis Ngannou.
WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is hoping that his undisputed clash with WBC champion Tyson Fury will land in the month of February. Their fight was being pegged to land on December 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou is willing to sit on the boxing sidelines to wait for Tyson Fury to have his undisputed showdown with unified champion Oleksandr Usyk. Last month, Ngannou pushed Fury to the limit in their crossover boxing clash in Saudi Arabia.
Former two division champion Carl Frampton was very critical of the recent performance by Tyson Fury, but he believes the WBC heavyweight champion will be in top form when he faces unified beltholder Oleksandr Usyk.
Promoter Frank Warren doesn’t get why there is so much uproar over the fact that Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk won’t be meeting on Dec. 23 for the undisputed heavyweight championship.
Top Rank president Todd DuBoef, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, expects his boxer to be in top form in the undisputed showdown with Olesandr Usyk.
Plans remain on course to deliver the first undisputed heavyweight championship of the 21st century, just with a slight delay. The team surrounding two-division and reigning WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk remains
MMA veteran Francis Ngannou is eager to get back in the ring for a rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Last Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, Ngannou came close to pulling off one of the biggest upsets in boxing history when he lost a ten round split decision over Fury.
George Groves doesn’t just think Tyson Fury’s fight with Francis Ngannou will simply delay his title unification showdown with Oleksandr Usyk.
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. was ringside, in Saudi Arabia last Saturday, to witness the heavyweight clash between WBC world champion Tyson Fury and MMA veteran Francis Ngnanou.