Revealed: The bizarre way replacement judge could be decided on for Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk as camps remain divided
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A coin toss could decided who will be the replacement judge for Tyson Fury's rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. A last-minute change needs to be made ahead of the heavyweight showdown in Riyadh after one official withdrew due to illness. Miami's Fernando Barbosa was not well enough to travel to the Middle East and join the other two judges, American Patrick Morley & Puerto Rican Gerardo Martinez.
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Two back-up officials, Steve Weisfeld and Ignacio Robles, have now been flown in as potential replacements. However, the two teams are yet to come to an agreement over which one should be chosen. And Fury's promoter Frank Warren has now suggested that a coin toss should settle the matter. should settle the issue.
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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will meet in their much anticipated rematch on Saturday night. Warren told Sky Sports: 'One of the judges has taken ill of the three that were decided upon. 'There are two standby judges, both of them are flying in and we've got to decide which one it's going to be.
'We want one of them and the other camp wants the other, so I've suggested we spin a coin.'. 'This will get sorted. Use a bit of common sense, and actually both camps are very, very professional and know what they have to do.'. Fury and Usyk clashed in one of the biggest fights of all time in May in Saudi Arabia.
Usyk became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world with the Ukrainian awarded victory by a via split decision verdict from the three judges. Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh earlier this week announced plans for an additional judge to score the rematch.
