Fury-Usyk weigh-in as it happened – Heavyweight contenders go head-to-head in Riyadh

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We can’t wait for the action to get underway tomorrow.

“Both will put on the pressure, they’re both going to give their all,” Lewis said.

“I think Usyk has to start fast. In the middle rounds there will be the peak of the fight.”

“I think Usyk will start quickly, he’ll want to build a lead,” Richie Woodhall said. “If he’s going back Fury’s harder to hit. He will try to get Fury to come to him. If he falls for it, he will play into his hands.”

“I’m surprised to see love handles but he fights great with love handles,” Lewis said.

“It’s all part of his plan,” Lewis said. “You never know who you’re gonna get.

“He was quiet yesterday. He wanted to get in his face and say this is what I’m going to get.”

“Don’t be afraid, I will not leave you alone.

“If I be nervous I will not win.”

In a foul mouth rant, Fury said he does not care about his weight, it is more about beating Usyk.

“I’m coming for his heart,” Fury said. “He’s getting it tomorrow spark out.”

*Language warning on video

That is interesting. Fury is 18 and a half stone. Exactly what Richie Woodhall expected.

They very briefly come face to face before a mutual shove sees both move back and be separated by the phalanx of hangers on.

Usyk is 233.5lbs and Fury is 262lbs.

As always he looks very confident.

He looks to be enjoying himself.

The fighters are on their way to the ring, erm…I mean scales.

“He’s absolutely gained weight, good weight,” Lewis said.

“He’s not been in the weight room, been chopping weight the old way, making sure he’s still fast and quick.”

“It may have affected his training,” Lewis said.

“Getting a cut, that means you can’t spar. Not being able to spar is bad for you, you want to be able to spar to toughen your skin again and all that. The fact he couldn’t spar may go against him.”

Carl Frampton concurred: “Has he had enough time for the cut to heal and have adequate sparring. We don’t know.”

“I was surprised Sugar Hill say he wants Fury to knock out Usyk,” Lewis said of Tyson Fury’s trainer.

“That’s not going to be an easy task. He’s going to be moving on. He needs to soften him up first.”

The Australian who cut Tyson Fury in sparring fights Mairis Breidis for a second time – last time Opetaia won on points.

Breidis is 199.1lbs, Opetaia is 198.1lbs.

Breidis has sunglasses on for the head to head. Opetaia just scowls.

Ulsterman Anthony Cacace (21-1, 7 KOs) takes on the Welsh wizard Joe Cordina (17-0, 9 KOs).

Cacace is 129lbs, 13oz and Cordina is 130lbs.

Not the big one. This is Agit Kabayel and Frank Sanchez. Almost looks an MMA physique the 24-0 Cuban.

German Kabayel is 238.5lbs, Sanchez is the same weight as well.

He comes out to Dr Dre’s Next Episode, his opponent Robin Safar comes out to 2pac’s Me against the World

Safar weighs 194.1lbs, Kovalev is 194.2lbs. Quite an instense head to head. Safar looks confident.

“The footwork is key, going in and out,” Parker said. “It doesn’t really matter about the weight. The weight is what it is.”

WBA interim champions Joseph Parker says Tyson Fury is more confident than he has been in recent fights.

“I’ve been texting him a lot and he seems a lot more confident. I think that comes down to his camp and sparring he’s had.”

Mark Chamberlain (15-0, 11 KOs) and Joshua Wahub of Nigeria will meet in a lightweight contest.

Wahub is 132.1, Chamberlain is 134.2. There is a prolonged square between them.

Moses Itauma (8-0) and Ilja Mezencev (25-3, 20 KOs). We will all be looking forward to this one.

Mezencev is a fleshy 232lbs, Itauma is 239lbs. Mezencev looked a little circumspect in the head to head.

Two unbeaten fighters, New Zealander David ‘The Nice Guy’ Nyika is 198.1lbs and he takes on Michael Seitz comes in at 198.5lbs

Leigh heavyweight Lapin has a massive height advantage and comes in at 174.17lbs. He is promoted by Usyk’s team and has a growing reputation, his Portuguese opponent is 9-1.

Hasibullah Ahmadi 16-1 (5 KOs) against Fury acolyte Isaac Lowe 24-2 (8 KOs).

Ahmadi is 127lbs, Lowe is 125.5lbs. A little push and shove after the head-to-head.

Richie Woodhall thinks Usyk will be around the 15st 10lbs mark where he has been for his recent fights.

“Some people think he will be around 17 stone,” Bunce said. “If he saws a leg off he can.”

Richie Woodhall thinks wanting to move more.

“His last two fights he has been over 19 stone,” Woodhall said.

“Against Ngannou he was 19 stone 11. I didn’t take he took that seriously.

“I think he’ll be around 18, 18 and a half stone.”

But it is interesting to hear his thoughts on preferring Fury weigh more and – to the onlooker – appearing in less athletic shape.

Lewis himself as his career went on from 227lbs against Donovan Ruddock to over 250lbs in his last fight, his legacy-defining win against Vitali Klitschko.

As always Lennox Lewis isn’t afraid to go against the grain and he made these interesting comments talking to TNT Sports’ Darren Fletcher.

“I’m a little bit concerned,” Lewis said on TNT Sports. “I think he’s better when he’s heavier.

“When you’ve got thicker legs, when you get hit on the chin your legs keep you up.”

Bit of an oxymoron this creation, but always interesting to hear Lennox rate his favourite champions

Dev Sahni will host the show as we wait to see the fighters on the scales.

Thanks for joining our live coverage of the weigh-in for the biggest heavyweight fight of the millennium so far.

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