Frank Warren predicts Tyson Fury will beat Oleksandr Usyk ‘inside the distance’
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Tyson Fury is being backed by his promoter Frank Warren to knock out unified world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in Saturday’s rematch in Riyadh. Fury left immediately after scaling a career-high 20stones 1lbs at the weigh-in at Wonder Garden, although he was fully clothed and wearing a heavy leather jacket when he stepped on to the scales.
Usyk, the WBA, WBC and WBO champion who won the first contest on a split decision, also kept his clothes on and weighed 16stones 2lb, the heaviest he has recorded. After the rivals had engaged in a stare down for 11 minutes 20 seconds at Thursday’s head-to-head press conference, the final face off lasted only a few seconds before Fury turned away.
The 36-year-old then left sharply, leaving Queensbury Promotions boss Warren to answer questions. “It’s going to be a war tomorrow (Saturday). That’s what it is,” Warren said. “Tyson has come to get those titles back, that’s what he’s here for, that’s what he’s sacrificed a lot for and that’s what I believe will happen.
“You can analyse it how you like, the fact of that matter is we’re going to find out who is the best. “And you know both of them are coming to fight. It’s going to be exciting. When that first bell goes they’re gong to get down to it and you’ll see something extra, extra special.
“In my opinion it will (finish inside the distance) – in Tyson’s favour.”. The weigh-in was a far more subdued affair than 24 hours earlier when Fury had to be pulled away after firing insults at Usyk, who enters the fight as a narrow favourite.
