Undefeated heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk battle it out for the undisputed title at Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, February 17. Forward of their extremely anticipated 12-round conflict, the fighters hosted a kickoff press convention in London.
35-year-old British star Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) of Manchester, England brings to the ring his WBC heavyweight belt. 36-year-old former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) of Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine is a reigning unified WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight king. The winner of the combat is ready to grow to be the primary undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years.
On the press convention, held at HERE at Outernet, Fury and Usyk previewed their bout and went face to face, which turned to be a heated faceoff.
Rocky himself, Sylvester Stallone was in attendance.
In Australia, Fury vs Usyk airs stay on Sunday, February 18.
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