Usyk and Fury held an “arrival ceremony” for the rematch in Riyadh
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Alexander Usyk and Tyson Fury took part in the official arrival ceremony before the rematch in Riyadh. The Ukrainian champion tried himself as a pilot during the live broadcast of the ceremony.
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury have arrived for a rematch for the unified world heavyweight championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This was reported by TNT Sports and DAZN, UNN reports.
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It is noted that on Tuesday, December 17, an official ceremony of arrival of WBC, WBA, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and former titleholder Tyson Fury took place in Saudi Arabia
In the Usyk vs. Fury match, the British boxer was the first to go public, as he is the challenger for the Ukrainian titles.
At the "arrival ceremony" of the boxers for the fight, the future rivals stepped off the plane live, and Usyk also tried on the role of a pilot.
Oleksandr Usyk emphasized that Fury would win and imagined the Briton coming to visit him in his old age in Ukraine.
"Of course. I'm having a blast. It's cool, it's life, it's emotions that we'll remember when we're grandfathers. He promised to come to Ukraine. He'll come to my ranch, we'll drink beer, he'll laugh and say, 'You beat me twice, how come,'" the Ukrainian says.
The rematch with Fury will be Usyk's 23rd professional fight in his career (22-0, 14 KOs). On Saturday, December 21, the WBA, WBC and WBO world championship belts will be at stake.
