“The winner will receive the iconic belt in honor of the anniversary of the legendary fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.”, — write: sport.unian.ua
The winner will receive the iconic belt in honor of the anniversary of the legendary fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
This trophy symbolizes the professional path of Usyk and Fury / UNIAN collage, photo Getty Images, screenshotIn Riyadh, on December 21, there will be a super heavyweight fight for the WBC, WBO, WBA and IBO world titles. Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk and British fighter Tyson Fury will compete in the match.At the same time, WBC President Mauricio Suleiman announced on his social networks that the winner of this fight will receive a commemorative belt in honor of the 50th anniversary of “Rumble in the Jungle”. It is about the legendary fight that took place in Zaire in October 1974, when Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round.
According to Suleiman, this belt was “developed in the heart of Africa”. The gold and leopard print strap features gold plates that symbolize Usyk and Fury’s professional career.
Rematch Usyk – Fury – latest newsAs UNIAN wrote, Usyk and Fury have already arrived for the match in Riyadh. They staged an “arrival ceremony” by stepping off the plane live. During the conversation with the host of the show, the Ukrainian said that he was sure of his victory, but emphasized that Fury remains a difficult opponent.
At the same time, the coach of the former heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder, Malik Scott, told who will win in the rematch between Usyk and Fury:
“The fans think he (Fury – UNIAN) is bigger, so he can just walk up to him. Dude, nobody can just walk up to Oleksandr Usyk. I think Fury will take more beatings if he just walks up to him. He’ll fall into all kinds of traps. I just don’t think Fury can beat Usyk.”
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