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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk were separated by security after their final weigh-in ahead of Saturday’s undisputed heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia.
A lean ‘Gypsy King’ hit the scales at his lightest weight in five years, coming in at 262lbs.
Usyk, who danced his way down to the stage on Friday night, comes in at 233.5lbs, his heaviest ever weight.
Following Thursday’s final press conference, Fury refused to make eye contact with Usyk, starting off into the crowd and posing for cameras as he avoided the Ukrainian’s icy stare.
That changed on Friday with the two coming face-to-face with security wading in to separate the two as it all kicked off on stage.
I’m gonna knock this little f****r spark out,’ Fury bellowed after the two had been separated. ‘I’m coming for his heart.
‘F**k his belts, I’m coming for his heart. He’s getting it tomorrow. F**k all his team too, they can all get it they want it too.’
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‘Don’t be afraid, I will not leave you alone tomorrow,’ Usyk said, delivering a final message to his rival.
Asked how he has stayed so calm, Usyk added: ‘Because that is my plan. If I am nervous, I will not win.’
Fury, the WBC champion, and Usyk, who holds the IBF, WBO and WBA titles are fighting to crown the heavyweight division’s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis 25 years ago.