Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk could decide replacement judge with COIN TOSS with camps split on who should be ringside
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A NEW judge for Tyson Fury's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk could be decided with a COIN TOSS. The rival camps are locked in a dispute over a replacement official as two judges have been drafted to come in for Fernando Barbosa. Fury, 36, and Usyk, 37, will square off for a second time on Saturday night.
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Barbosa had been due to be one of the three judges on fight night but he was unable to travel to Riyadh due to illness. Two back-up officials, Steve Weisfeld and Ignacio Robles, have been flown in to replace him. But the respective fighter teams are split on which judge should be used on fight night.
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The Gypsy King's promoter Frank Warren has now suggested a coin toss should settle the issue. 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.". FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS. Fury vs Usyk 2: Ring walk time, TV channels and undercard - all you need to know for big rematch. Warren believes a resolution will eventually be found.
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He added: "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.". Weisfeld was a judge on Usyk's first match with Anthony Joshua in 2021, scoring the Ukrainian a 116-112 winner.
