Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury were locked in a bad mood confrontation for 11 minutes on Thursday while preparations for their total heavy goods vehicles have become serious. The defending champion Usyk and Fury, who underwent his first career defeat against the Ukrainian in May, looked at only separate thumbs (centimeters) and especially in silence, before the Briton begins to taunt his rival. Fury, stung by his loss of shared decision, appeared focused on the laser during the fighting week in the Saudi capital while he is trying to give USyk his first professional defeat.
“Talking was done … I spoke and I joked all my career,” said the press conference with a stone face earlier.
“This time, I’m serious. I’m going to do some damage here, Saturday evening.”
“I’m going to give a lot of pain. I’m going to put (Usyk) in the injured locker, that’s for sure,” added Fury.
Usyk refused to engage in garbage and raised the shoulders of the hoopla of the crowded press conference in Via Riyadh, a chic shopping center of the Saudi capital.
“Now we just have a performance, these cameras, lights,” he said in comments translated by his promoter Alex Krassyuk.
“Everything will take place on Saturday evening.”
USYK, 37, takes a record of 22-0 in the fight on Saturday at Kingdom Arena, including six victories since the former indisputable cruise champion intensified a division.
“Gypsy King” Fury, 36, is 34-1-1 and the auctions to auction his only loss of career suffered seven months ago in the hands of the skilful Usyk.
The British media have reported a scholarship of 150 million pounds Sterling ($ 190 million), Usyk is expected to receive the largest part.
Saudi Arabia rich in oil invests massively in sport to enhance its profile, causing accusations of “sports washing” or uses sport to distract its human rights file.
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