
WBC President Wants To Avert Potential ‘Catastrophe’ With Six Judges For Fury-Usyk
Lance Pugmire recently spoke to the WBC President who talked about the idea of six judges for Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk
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Lance Pugmire recently spoke to the WBC President who talked about the idea of six judges for Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk

‘Ring of Fire’ Undercard Unveiled For Historic Undisputed World Heavyweight Title Fight Between Fury and Usyk

The undercard has been announced for the May 18 heavyweight unification clash between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia.

Krayssuk Remains Doubtful That Usyk-Fury Takes Place

Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) has spent the last 23 months doing everything boxing fans hate. In October 2021, when he pinned a wobbly Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) against the ropes and released a vicious overhand right that secured an 11th-round stoppage in the third fight of their rivalry, Fury was on top of the world. The legendarily hard-punching Wilder had knocked Fury down four times in their trilogy. Each time, Fury rose from the canvas without fail, earning two knockout victories and a draw that most felt he deserved to win. Having beaten long-reigning heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 to earn the lineal title, Fury never let it go.

Former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton has urged former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) to maintain his activity and momentum and not wait for the winner of the undisputed heavyweight encounter between Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) and Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs).

Ben Davison would prefer Anthony Joshua enter a third fight with Oleksandr Usyk over a first with Tyson Fury. Under Davison’s tutelage, following impressive stoppage victories over Otto Wallin and Francis Ngannou – opponents Fury struggled with – Joshua has returned to contention to fight for a world heavyweight title having agreed to box the winner of this year’s two undisputed title fights between Usyk and Fury.

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Neither Tyson Fury nor Oleksandr Usyk fought last weekend. Fury is still 34-0-1 with 24 KOs, 6’9”, 35 years old, the same as he was a week ago. Usyk is still 21-0 with 14 KOs, 6’3”, 37 years old, the same as he was a week ago

If World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman has his way, there will be six judges scoring the May 18 undisputed heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.