Tyson Fury has the chance to stop Oleksandr Usyk in the latter rounds of their heavyweight title clash when they meet later this month.
That’s the verdict of Amir Khan who’s backing Fury to level the series with the magical Ukrainian on December 21, a fight you can see live on DAZN .
Earlier this year, Usyk became undisputed champion when he defeated Fury via split decision after forcing his giant rival to take a standing count in round nine.
The victory ensured that Usyk became the heavyweight division's first ever four-belt champion, but only three belts will be up for grabs the second time around after the IBF title was relinquished.
Fury activated his option for a rematch immediately and he’s heading into this battle with the same team who performed his corner duties the first time around.
Usyk enters the sequel a decent favourite, but Khan, a former world champion who fought in numerous high-profile bouts, is given his backing to the challenger.
“Good fight. I think this time Fury knows what mistakes he made in the first fight,” said Khan when speaking to Boxnation .
“He knows that he can’t stand in front of a strong Usyk, Usyk still has a lot of power, and he’s felt Usyk’s power this time, knowing that Usyk has come up a weight and still holds that power.
“So, I think Fury is going to be one step ahead. Whenever Fury comes back in a rematch, he is always much better so he could probably stop Usyk toward the later rounds.”
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