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Oleksandr Usyk's weight was announced incorrectly and the Ukrainian is 10 pounds lighter than stated for Saturday's heavyweight unification fight with Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia, his promoter said.
Two-time World Champion Nikhat Zareen clinched the Elorda Cup as she defeated Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan 5:0 by unanimous decision in the Women's 52 kg category. Besides Nikhat, Minakshi (48kg), Anamika (50kg) and Manisha (60kg) also made their way into the finals comfortably. Minakshi and Manisha put up similar dominating displays in their semi-finals to grab a 5-0 unanimous victory against Kazakh boxers Gulnaz Buribayeva and Tangatar Assem respectively. Anamika, on the other hand, was adjudged victorious after her opponent Kazakhstan's Gulnar Turapbay was disqualified for excessive holding after three warnings.
A heavyweight boxer who was “robbed” of beating Tyson Fury is now a rubbish clearer.
Tyson Fury takes a step towards boxing immortality this evening with the Brit aiming to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis secured all four major titles in 1999.
In an unprecedented embarrassment for Indian boxing, the country will fight afresh for qualification in the women's 57kg category after being forced to surrender the quota owing to holder Parveen Hooda's international suspension for three whereabout failures in 12 months. Hooda was handed a 22-month suspension by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The 2022 world championship bronze medallist boxer, who fetched the Olympic quota with an Asian Games bronze last year, failed to file her whereabouts in the period from April 2022 to March 2023 as per WADA rules.
Hip-hop superstar Drake has placed a bet in excess of $500,000 on Tyson Fury to defeat Oleksandr Usyk in this weekend's undisputed heavyweight title fight.
Conor McGregor believes Oleksandr Usyk has a "tough" job on his hands if he is to beat Tyson Fury and become the first undisputed heavyweight champion this century.
Tyson Fury will make his way back to the ring this evening when he takes on his toughest opponent yet - Oleksandr Usyk.