Summary

  1. Postpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Challenger Anthony Cacace is on the mic:

    "I'm used to this type of thing. I'm just buzzing.

    "I'm just here to fight, I know he's a good operator but I'm here to do damage.

    "Shout out to Belfast."

  2. Brits enjoying away day in dry-Saudipublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Kal Sajad
    BBC Sport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    I bumped into a group of British fans at the hotel earlier. They were joking about whose round it was, what with Saudi being an alcohol-free country.

    About 2,500 Brits are expected to attend tomorrow and there was footage online of a rowdy plane full arriving this morning. It’s great to see fans being here purely for their love of boxing and the magnitude of this event.

    But, in the interest of balance, I must add - I had a 0% martini last night and it tasted awful.

  3. Postpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Joe Cordina comes in at 9st 3lb with challenger Anthony Cacace tipping the scales at 9st 2lb.

    Joe Cordina weighs inImage source, Reuters
  4. Postpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    We're getting to the business end of the weigh-ins now.

    There are three title fights on this bill.

    Of course we have the heavyweight undisputed fight at the top of the bill.

    There's also IBF super-featherweight champion Joe Cordina taking on Anthony Cacace and IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia meeting Mairis Briedis.

    Those involved in the title bouts are starting to weigh-in now - Cordina and Cacace up now.

  5. Future heavyweight star?published at 18:41 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Our very own Moses Itauma is in action tomorrow night.

    The 19-year-old (yes 19!) is targeting his ninth win a row against the experienced German Ilja Mezencev.

    Moses Itauma on the scalesImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

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    Fury looking like an Adonis, even the statue of David is feeling conscious of his flabbiness after witnessing Tyson in his slips.

    David C, Corby

  7. Wlad is Team Usyk…published at 18:41 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Sam Harris
    BBC Sport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    I’ve just fought through a bunch of reporters for one question with Wladimir Klitschko. No, I didn’t ask him about if he cares about the ‘dosser’ chants.

    He said, “This will be the first time in nearly a quarter of a century we get this. The answers simple, for the first time we will have a Ukrainian undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.”

  8. Chaos in Riyadhpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Kal Sajad
    BBC Sport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Yesterday’s news conference may have been the most chaotic boxing event I’ve been to.

    The organisers and promoters haven’t got it easy; the heat is almost unbearable, each fighter has their own friends and families wanting to sit as close to the stage as possible and then there is the world’s press. In the UK alone, three broadcasters will be showing this fight on pay-per-view.

  9. 'My power is my people'published at 18:36 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Media caption,

    Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk: My power is my people

  10. Boxing fans still getting their footy fixpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Sam Harris
    BBC Sport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    So far I’ve seen a very happy Leeds United and Tyson Fury fan. Understandable after last night’s result.

    The guy in the West Brom shirt, a lot more nervous.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:33 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

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    Tyson will try to keep Usyk away with his jab and wear him down, but I think Usyk will get inside and hurt Tyson. Usyk win for me.

    Anonymous in East Sussex, UK

  12. Postpublished at 18:32 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    And the live video feed is back for you to enjoy once again.

  13. 'We rehearsed it thousands of times a day'published at 18:32 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Steve CunninghamImage source, Getty Images

    Only three men have managed to put WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on the canvas during his 35-fight career.

    Steve Cunningham was the first to achieve that feat in 2013, with Deontay Wilder and Francis Ngannou the other two.

    The American landed clean in round two but, like Wilder and Ngannou, failed to capitalise and went on to lose - suffering a knockout defeat in round seven.

    Cunningham revisits that night in a chat with BBC Sport.

    "I'm laying my little shots in stomach, measuring him up and getting my measuring stick out there," Cunningham said.

    "Second round comes out and he throws that one-two and that right hand just misses me... then it was boom and that shot was there.

    "We trained it, you know, we rehearsed it thousands of times a day. It just happened without me even thinking about it. And I was like, 'whoa', I was surprised like.

    "As the fight goes on now, the difference here is that I've never faced somebody 50lbs heavier than me and this tall.

    "It's not just that if Fury was just 50lbs heavier and six or seven inches taller than me, I would have beat him if it was just that, but he's also very determined and he's one of those guys who will get it done no matter what.

    "He'll figure out what he has to do even if it's on the borderline or getting disqualified."

  14. Listen: The public workoutpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    BBC Sounds

    Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk stand back-to-back behind a 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce graphicImage source, BBC Sport

    You definitely don't want to miss the third installment of this week's Boxing with Steve Bunce podcast.

    'The public workout' headline doesn't do it justice.

    Bunce and former super-featherweight world champion Barry Jones, who recorded this episode at a fast food establishment, do discuss what they garnered from Wednesday's public workout, but there's so much more.

    Fury's trainer SugarHill Steward and his US promoter Bob Arum both chat with Bunce, with the latter picking his two Desert Island fights.

    Listen to the full podcast here.

  15. Larry Holmes landspublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Sam Harris
    BBC Sport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    In contrary to the Wladimir Klitschko chants, Larry Holmes gets a lot of love from the British crowd who know how much of a great he is.

    I caught up with him yesterday and he was very excited to see Tyson Fury perform, saying: “His size, his reach, he is going to be a huge problem for anyone in the ring.”

  16. Postpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    What?!

    Kal, say it isn't so!

  17. Tricks of the tradepublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Kal Sajad
    BBC Sport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    I may be giving away the tricks of the trade here, but the actual undercard weigh-in took place earlier today behind closed doors. It's quite common for fights in the States, too.

    This is a ceremonial weigh-in purely for show. But when Fury and Usyk hit the scales later, it will be legit.

  18. Postpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    We've just got a short break in the live feed, it will be back up and running soon.

    Like last night's news conferences, the weigh-ins are happening in stages.

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

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    Let me guess, there will be a headline-grabbing scuffle at the weigh in. The circus that surrounds boxing these days is more scripted than Eastenders.

    Anonymous

    I'd normally agree with you anonymous (try and include your name if you can) but after the dull news conference yesterday, I'm thinking the weigh-in might go off without a hitch too.

  20. Usyk almost loses his '0' to a casepublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 17 May 2024

    Kal Sajad
    BBC Sport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Usyk was being chased out of Boulevard attraction park by fans after yesterday’s news conference. With security ushering him through a tight squeeze, he almost tripped over a suitcase being dragged along by someone in his team.

    I let out an involuntary gasp, but thankfully Usyk’s sublime footwork was no match for the luggage.