Oleksandr Usyk banned from repeating Tyson Fury 'trick' during rematch Oleksandr Usyk will be stopped from kissing his cross in the corner during his rematch with Tyson Fury rematch following the rules meeting in Riyadh on Friday afternoon.
Speaking about the cross, Usyk - a devout orthodox Christian - said: “This cross was a present from the chief monk in one of the Greek monasteries, where I go.
While the religious piece helped inspire him, it is believed that Usyk will not be able have the crucifix - which was given to him by Greek monks - according to Fury's promoter Frank Warren.
In the first clash between the pair earlier this year, the Ukrainian was spotted ‘kissing a cross’ between rounds of his undisputed clash with the 'Gypsy King.'
If there's anything that is used other than water that goes to the fighter's lips, then the inspector will take it away and hold it and if anything is seen to be not correct then they'll deal with it, test it, whatever that may be, what they have to do.”.
