Boxing-Fury weighs in nearly 30 pounds heavier than Usyk


  • Boxing
  • Saturday, 18 May 2024

Boxing - Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk - Weigh-in - BLVD City - Music World, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - May 17, 2024 Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk pose during the weigh-in alongside promoter Alexander Krassyuk Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

RIYADH (Reuters) - Briton Tyson Fury was nearly 30 pounds heavier than Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk at Friday's weigh-in ahead of their unified world heavyweight title bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Usyk weighed in at 233.5 pounds (105.9 kg) -- the heaviest he has been in his career -- while Fury tipped the scales at 262 pounds (118.8 kg).

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