Heavy weight: Challenger Fury checks in a career-high 281 pounds for title rematch with Usyk

Heavy weight: Challenger Fury checks in a career-high 281 pounds for title rematch with Usyk | iNFOnews.ca
Boxers Britain's Tyson Fury, third right, and world champion Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk, center left, stand on stage during the weigh-in for their WBA, WBO, and WBC heavyweight title bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Tyson Fury checked in at a career-high 281 pounds during the weigh-in Friday, a day before his rematch with heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.

Britain’s Fury was 55 pounds heavier than his opponent, as Usyk weighed 226. Fury was at 262 pounds in May when he lost a split decision to Usyk in their first fight.

This is Fury’s heaviest weight for a fight, surpassing the 277.7 he weighed when he stopped Deontay Wilder in the seventh round of their heavyweight championship bout in February 2020.

Usyk, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist from the Ukraine, was slightly heavier than in May, when he fought Fury at 223.5 pounds.

Fury stands 6-foot-9, six inches taller than Usyk. The weigh-in took place at the Wonder Garden in Saudi Arabia. The opponents stood face-to-face for just a few moments before turning to leave in opposite directions.

Heavy weight: Challenger Fury checks in a career-high 281 pounds for title rematch with Usyk | iNFOnews.ca
Boxers Britain’s Tyson Fury, right, and world champion Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk, center left, face off on stage during the weigh-in for their WBA, WBO, and WBC heavyweight title bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Heavy weight: Challenger Fury checks in a career-high 281 pounds for title rematch with Usyk | iNFOnews.ca
Boxers Britain’s Tyson Fury, right, and world champion Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk, center left, stand on stage during the weigh-in for their WBA, WBO, and WBC heavyweight title bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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