Heavyweight Tyson Fury refuses to face off with Oleksandr Usyk during a cordial news conference in Saudi Arabia.
Follow live text commentary of Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury from 19:00 BST on Saturday, 18 May on the BBC Sport website & appTyson Fury refused to look Oleksandr Usyk in the eye as the two world champions came head to head before Saturday's undisputed heavyweight title fight.
Fury – a showman whose antics at such events have created many headlines over the years – said he would keep it short and sweet and stuck to his words. The Gypsy King placed his trilby hat on a member of security, sang along to the music, flexed his muscles and left the stage.Around 2,500 British fans are expected at the Kingdom Arena on Saturday and a good few hundred were at Thursday's news conference at the Boulevard venue, although at times they were drowned out by a significantly smaller number of Usyk fans.
Usyk's promoter, Alex Krassyuk, recited words from a Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem which was slightly lost on the boxing crowd. Usyk - an Olympic gold medallist and former undisputed cruiserweight champion - is undefeated in 21 pro fights and holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts."It's my homework," Usyk joked, before adding it was a poem which he would share later.
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