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“There are things he does badly.” Holyfield’s prediction for Usyk-Fury fight

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“There are things he does badly.”  Holyfield’s prediction for Usyk-Fury fight

Former absolute world champion in two weight categories Evander Holyfield He evaluated the chances of WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usik (20-0, 13 KOs) in the fight against WBC heavyweight belt holder Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs).

“There are things that Fury doesn’t do very well; He doesn’t fight very well at close range, usually no one can get close enough to punch him. That will be seen when he fights Usyk.

Usik is a good fighter, his hands are fast. Usik can fight at close range as well as at long range, so you will see a big difference. To win consistently, you need to be a well-rounded fighter.

Most good referees will let you fight close; You can’t just grab a guy and hold him like Fury did. Its arms are so long that it can hit someone twice before being caught again.

The referee needs to remove the points. The art of fighting is that you have to fight in different positions,” Holyfield said.

The Fury-Usyk fight will take place on February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Usik may lose the world title. Frank Warren provided details

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Usik may lose the world title. Frank Warren provided details

Famous British organizer Frank Warren He commented on the situation around the world heavyweight champion according to WBC, WBA and IBF Alexandra Usika.

“We’ll see what happens with Oleksandr Usyk. He’s only fought once this year, which has had a negative impact on his high-level title fights. He needs to defend his belts next year. If he doesn’t do that, he’ll have to give up his titles,” Warren said.

Previously, Alexander Usik (24-0, 15 KOs), the holder of the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles (over 90.7 kg), talked about his plans and admitted when he plans to end his professional career. The boxer recently vacated his WBO title and lost his status as absolute world champion.

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Naoya Inoue reacts to his victory and Usik’s arrival in Saudi Arabia

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Naoya Inoue reacts to his victory and Usik’s arrival in Saudi Arabia

Absolute world champion in the second lightweight category Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) commented on the victory of the fight played on Saturday, December 27th.

In Saudi Arabia, the Japanese representative defeated Mexican Alan David Picasso by unanimous decision and defended his WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF titles.

After the final bell, the reporter asked Inoue whether he should take the first place in the ranking of the world’s strongest boxers, which is currently occupied by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.

“Mr. Usyk came to watch my fight tonight, but I’m actually not very happy with my performance. I should have done much better. So I won’t say anything about the rankings and I’ll do much better next time,” Inoue admitted.

Usik visited Riyadh to watch the Japanese “Beast” fight and after the fight, he went to the ring to congratulate the champion on his victory.

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VIDEO. Kings of the boxing world. Usyk congratulates Inoue after victory in Riyadh

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VIDEO. Kings of the boxing world. Usyk congratulates Inoue after victory in Riyadh

The strongest boxers of our time – Ukrainian Alexander Usik and Japanese Naoya Inoue – We met in the ring of Mohammed Abdo Aren in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on December 27th.

On this day, a boxing night took place, the main event of which was the fight in the weight category up to 55.3 kg. WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF world champion Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) defeated his Mexican opponent Alan David Picasso (32-0-1, 17 KOs).

The fight continued for all 12 rounds and ended with a confident victory for the Japanese “Beast” by unanimous decision.

After the final gong, Usik approached the champion in the ring, congratulated him on his victory and shook hands. Inoue admitted that he was not 100% satisfied with his performance and appreciated the Ukrainian’s place in the ranking of the strongest boxers of our time.

Next year, Usik plans to fight against former American champion Deontay Wilder, and Naoya is considering two options: Junto Nakatani or Jesse Rodriguez.

VIDEO. Kings of the boxing world. Usyk congratulates Inoue after victory in Riyadh

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