Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk battle ‘might have SIX judges in place’

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has backed a brand new judging system for the undisputed heavyweight title conflict between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to keep away from controversial choices which ‘will kill boxing’.

Fury and Usyk will lastly meet within the ring on May 18 as a part of Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia to crown the primary undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt period. 

The two have been meant to go toe-to-toe on February 17 following Fury’s victory over Francis Ngannou in October 2023. However, the undisputed title battle was postponed because the Gypsy King sustained a lower in sparring.

Thankfully, the bout was rearranged quickly after the incident, with each fighters now gearing as much as what has the potential to be the largest battle in latest occasions with a reported £100million purse on provide. 

However there might be a brand new system in place for scoring the battle in two months’ time, with Sulaiman declaring he would love as many as six judges in place for the undisputed conflict. 

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has referred to as for six judges to be in place for Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk

The two heavyweights are set to do battle on May 18th after the battle was rescheduled 

‘What we noticed final week in Saudi Arabia was one other instance of how fragile officiating worldwide continues to be,’ he advised BoxingScene. 

As a part of the Knockout Chaos occasion in Saudi Arabia that noticed Anthony Joshua cease Ngannou within the second spherical, there was an earlier controversial choice that break up opinions. 

Featherweight Rey Vargas retained his WBC title in opposition to Nick Ball by break up draw regardless of the latter placing his opponent on the canvas within the eighth and eleventh rounds. 

Sulaiman added: ‘We noticed one decide have it a method massive and one other decide having the opposite man profitable.

‘Controversy like that within the Fury-Usyk battle will kill boxing.’ 

The purpose is considered that extra judges will negate any dangerous scorecards on the night time and create a extra truthful illustration of the battle. 

Sulaiman admitted to an emergency petition to the WBO, IBF and WBA boards in addition to Fury and Usyk forward of the battle to ask for a six-judge panel to be in place. 

Part of the plan would see two judges sat on all sides of the ring the place broadcasters are unable to see, although thus far he isn’t thought to have obtained any response from both fighter. 

Sulaiman claimed {that a} controversial name within the highly-anticipated battle might ‘kill boxing’

The WBC featherweight title conflict Nick Ball (left) and Rey Vargas went the best way of the latter regardless of the previous placing him down twice earlier this month

Fury is the present incumbent of the WBC heavyweight title which he’ll defend in opposition to Usyk

Both Usyk and his rival have been despatched emergency petitions by Sulaiman, the WBC president claimed

‘Fights, particularly these at this highest degree, deserve this and so I’m placing ahead this proposal now to all sanctioning our bodies, promoters and fighters,’ added Sulaiman.

‘It needs to be one thing all of us agree on.’