Fury weighs in at career-HEAVIEST for Usyk rematch as Gypsy King eyes revenge


TYSON FURY has piled on the pounds for his do-or-die rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.

And The Gypsy King had to be kept apart from the unified heavyweight king after they both tipped the scales for tomorrow’s night’s eagerly-anticipated Saudi showdown.

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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk renew their rivalry in Saudi Arabia on Saturday nightCredit: AFP
The pair took part in another fiery staredown after hitting the scales

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The pair took part in another fiery staredown after hitting the scalesCredit: GETTY

Fury, looked to be significantly heavier in recent training snaps, took to the scales first.

And the former WBC king weighed in at a staggering 20 STONE (281lbs).

But his career-heavviest weight was likely the result of SEVERAL LAYERS of clothing he was wearing.

Former undisupted king Usyk soon followed, tipping the scale at just over 16 stone (226lbs).

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Fury, 36, weighed 18 stone, seven pounds (262 lb) for his meeting with the slick southpaw.

Usyk, meanwhile, weighed came in at 15 stone, nine pounds for the pair’s first meeting in May – which he won via split decision.

Fury and Usyk took part in a mammoth 11-MINUTE-LONG staredown in Thursday’s final pre-match press conference.

The pair were eventually separated by security and members of their team and Fury flew into a fit of rage.

Fury aimed several expletives at the defending champion before vowing to avenge his sole defeat in devastating fashion.

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He said: “I’m going to dish out a whole lot of pain.

“I’m going to put this f***er in the hurt locker, for sure.

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“I’ve got nothing to say other than there’s going to be a whole load of hurt and pain in this fight, you watch.

“That’s all I’ve got to say. The talking’s been done.

“The first fight I talked, I joked, all my career. This fight I’m serious.

“I’m going to do some f***ing damage.”

But he wasn’t in the mood for talking after the final pre-fight formalities, merely saying “war” as he made his way from the stage.

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