Frank Warren does not support the idea of WBC chief Mauricio Sulaiman to have the fight for the four heavyweight belts scheduled for May 18 judged by six judges instead of three.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has announced the start of preparations for his fight with WBA, WBO and IBF belt holder Oleksandr Usyk.
Tyson Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion of the world, has spoken out about his next opponent, WBA, WBO, IBF world champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Mauricio Sulaiman has confirmed that he will make every effort to have the fight between Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs), scheduled for May 18, judged by six judges. The fight will be the main event of the boxing evening organized in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Ring magazine has updated its heavyweight rankings following Anthony Joshua 's victory over Francis Ngannou last Saturday. Oleksandr Usyk remains the "Boxing Bible" champion in the king division as of August 2022, while the top three ranked contenders are Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.
Tyson Fury's record currently stands at 34 wins, 0 lose and 1 draw.
Tyson Fury's last fight took place against Francis Ngannou on Oct. 28, 2023, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He won by SD in the 10 round. That fight was 4 months and 20 days ago.
Fury's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.
Fury was born in United Kingdom.
The Tyson Fury is currently 35 years old. He was born on Aug. 12, 1988, so he will turn 36 in 4 months and 24 days.
Tyson Fury made his professional debut in December 2008, so he has been a pro for 15 years.
Fury is 6' 9" (6 Foot and 9 inch) which is 206 cm (2 meters and 6 centimeters).
His reach is 85 inches (85") which is 216 cm (2 meters and 16 centimeters).
Fury fights from a orthodox, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.