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The only hope I have is that it's 2 months from Fury's bout, it's in Saudi Arabia, and there are multiple sources...of course, Fury could pull out due to a hand injury, wrong gloves, or he can't find a flight to S.A.

...and this:

It is the blockbuster news bulletin that sports fans across the globe have been waiting to hear. WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) will take on WBO/WBA/IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) in an epic showdown to crown the division’s first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era.

The biggest fight in world boxing will take place at the Kingdom Arena as part of this Riyadh Season and will be presented to fans around the world by The General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia.

Additional details, including the official fight date, will be announced later.

The fight will be promoted by Queensberry, Top Rank, K2 and Usyk17.

Fury favored to defeat Usyk

As previously reported, contracts have been finalized for a heavyweight championship clash in Saudi Arabia between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The proposed date for the undisputed showdown is either December 23 or sometime in January. Of course, Fury’s first task is to navigate a fight with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou on October 28 in Saudi Arabia.

SportsBetting.ag set odds for Fury vs. Usyk, initially making Fury a -280, but early action has come in on the underdog.

Fight Odds

Oleksandr Usyk +200
Tyson Fury -260

For the Fury-Ngannou bout, the Gypsy King is an enormous favorite.

Francis Ngannou +550
Tyson Fury -900

As we saw with the Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather, the public is backing Ngannou, hoping the MMAer turned boxer can pull off a big upset that leads to a big payday.

Anyone see this Moses Itauma fight the other week?

Kid is only 18, that handspeed is ridiculous, one to watch.

https://youtu.be/N1FmWQK62qI?si=ImRtkGJ52fKsWc17

Wallin outboxes Gassiev in IBF eliminator

In an IBF heavyweight eliminator, southpaw Otto Wallin (26-1, 14 KOs) edged Murat Gassiev (30-2, 23 KOs) by split decision over twelve rounds on Saturday night at the Regnum Carla Resort in Antalya, Turkey. Tactical fight. Gassiev was aggressive but had trouble landing. Wallin fired a non-stop jab and threw sporadic combinations. Scores were 115-113, 115-113 Wallin, 117-111 Gassiev.

Wallin, 32, has won six straight since suffering his only loss against Tyson Fury in 2019. Former cruiserweight champion Gassiev, 29, suffered his first loss as a heavyweight.

Hard to believe his low KO percentage. He's fast, powerful, accurate, and a southpaw. Good find!

https://boxrec.com/en/box-am/1039567

(10-01-2023, 01:02 PM)diehard Wrote: [ -> ]Wallin outboxes Gassiev in IBF eliminator

In an IBF heavyweight eliminator, southpaw Otto Wallin (26-1, 14 KOs) edged Murat Gassiev (30-2, 23 KOs) by split decision over twelve rounds on Saturday night at the Regnum Carla Resort in Antalya, Turkey. Tactical fight. Gassiev was aggressive but had trouble landing. Wallin fired a non-stop jab and threw sporadic combinations. Scores were 115-113, 115-113 Wallin, 117-111 Gassiev.

Wallin, 32, has won six straight since suffering his only loss against Tyson Fury in 2019. Former cruiserweight champion Gassiev, 29, suffered his first loss as a heavyweight.

Big win for Wallin that. 

People gave fury a load of stick for having a few issues with Wallin but Wallin just took care of Usyk's best win with little problem.

Parker's name was mentioned...

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/with-fury-and-usyk-busy-zhilei-zhang-could-take-a-placeholder-fight-in-february/269351