That will do us for today's blog. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the rest of what appears to be shaping up as a lovely Sunday autumn afternoon.
That will do us for today's blog. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the rest of what appears to be shaping up as a lovely Sunday autumn afternoon.
In case you missed it earlier, Kiwi David Nyika opened the card with a fourth-round TKO win.
There was a two-way rematch clause for this fight, so it was always likely that they would have to run it back, and that seems to be the case.
It would be hard to justify booking anything else for these two after that. Fury already said he felt like he won the fight, and as the biggest name in boxing, he'll get the rematch before the likes of Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.
Maybe they can do Joshua v Parker II on the same card as the rematch to find the next challenger. It would be burning two fights likely to sell well, but hey, it'd be fun.
CompuBox stats
Usyk: Attempted 407. Landed 170 (42 per cent)
Fury: Attempted 496. Landed 157 (32 pr cent)
Oleksandr Usyk rocked Tyson Fury in the ninth round. He forced the referee's count, which scored him a 10-8 round. That made the difference on the razor-thin cards
Usyk: "Of course. If he wants, I'm ready for a rematch."
Fury: "We'll run it back in October"
Fury: "I believe I won that fight"
Both men showing great respect to one another after the fact. Fury gives Usyk a kiss on the head.