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A week after signing with Matchroom, the Usyk vs. Bellew fight was announced to take place on 10 November at the Manchester Arena. [14] [15] Bellew's guaranteed purse for the fight was £4 million. [16] Speaking in the build up to the bout Bellew said "I feel fantastic. Fat boy is in shape. Usyk is in the deep end. There will be war.
On 21 July 2018, Oleksandr Usyk (15–0, 11 KOs) defeated Murat Gassiev via UD to become the undisputed cruiserweight world champion. When asked who he would like to fight next, Usyk said, "At this time I have heard that Tony Bellew wants to fight the winner of the Muhammad Ali Trophy.
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tony Bellew: United Kingdom. Sky Box Office: 819,000 [185] 2 31 October 2020: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Derek Chisora: United Kingdom. Sky Box Office ...
Bellew, a former cruiserweight champion and current contestant on I’m a Celebrity..., retired from the sport after his knockout loss to Oleksandr Usyk in 2018. Bellew, 41, was stopped by Usyk in ...
Bellew retired in 2018 after losing to the Ukrainian while challenging for the undisputed cruiserweight titles Tony Bellew names Oleksandr Usyk as greatest cruiserweight ever: ‘No one in history ...
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Usyk's dominance was reflected in the punch stats, as CompuBox recorded him landing 252 of 939 thrown punches (27%), compared to Gassiev's 91 landed of 313 thrown (29%). Usyk used his superior conditioning to finish the fight, increasing his output by landing 47 of 117 punches thrown in round 12.
Usyk will be fighting closer to his Kyiv home than he has in eight years; the 36-year-old, remember, won his cruiserweight world titles on the road in Poland, Latvia and Russia.