Forward of this weekend’s title struggle rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, Matchroom Boxing chief, Eddie Hearn admits he’s firmly break up in his decide for the championship matchup, claiming his coronary heart is hoping for a Fury victory — whereas his head is main him to a Usyk win over the Morecambe challenger.
Fury, who enters his title rematch with Usyk this weekend within the Center East, is tasked with regaining championship spoils, in addition to avenging his sole skilled boxing defeat, following a break up choice loss to the Ukrainian again in Could of this yr, dropping his undisputed WBC crown as well.
And along with his one-sided break up judging win, Usyk snatched Fury’s championship, and have become the primary fighter on the heavyweight restrict within the ‘four-belt era’ to win all crowns throughout the governing our bodies.
Eddie Hearn presents his decide for Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury title rematch
Getting into this weekend’s battle in Riyadh as a sizeable 4/6 betting favourite following his Could judging win in Saudi Arabia, predictors of the matchup can be going with their heads by selecting Usyk based on promoter Eddie Hearn, who admitted his coronary heart is main him to a win for Fury.
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“[Oleksandr Usyk is an] unbelievable downloader of data, right?” Eddie Hearn informed TNT Sports activities Boxing. “But instantly, not will go away for a few months and watch tape and understand. He does it on the spot; that’s why he’s so good. The ability to just change, the ability to switch tactics. When he has more time, it becomes even more dangerous. And for me, like I keep saying, my heart says Tyson Fury, my head says Oleksandr Usyk.”
“Just as you do, you get caught up in the buildup, even me. Yeah, right? And I’m watching Fury last night on the plane, I’m watching Usyk. Usyk seems to have this, for once, this strange aura and speaks with confidence and borderline not arrogance, because he’s not that guy. But you know, I’ve never heard him talk about how good he is. And I mean, people are feeding him with lions, but he’s still saying, ‘I will stop him. Yes, I am the best. Yes, I am.’ You know, and I’ve not really seen that before.”
