Usyk Fury 2: Moses Itauma Details Fury’s ‘Lone Wolf’ Training Camp

On Saturday, December 21, Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) will defend his WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles in the highly anticipated rematch against Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At the Grand Arrivals, Moses Itauma who will fight Demsey McKean on the undercard has revealed a fascinating insight into Fury’s camp for the rematch.

Usyk Fury 2: Moses Itauma Reveals Insight Into Focused Training Camp

Usyk Fury 2: Inside Fury’s Intense Preparation for Rematch

Heavyweight top prospect Moses Itauma has revealed a fascinating insight into Fury’s mindset during his training camp for the rematch: “He’s a lot different. His mentality has switched,” Itauma said at the Usyk Fury 2 grand arrivals ceremony in Riyadh.

Itauma added: “He wasn’t the nice guy anymore. He was actually there to train.”

Revealing an insight into the mindset of Fury and how it changed from previous camps: “Normally, when I did [previously] train with him in Saudi and Morecambe, we would spar together, bag, circuits together, run together, do strength and conditioning together, but this time he was like solely focused on doing it by himself,” said Itauma.

“And he was like, ‘I’m a lone soldier, I’m a lone wolf’.”

Itauma added: “He would get hit with a good shot and he was screaming. I was like, ‘this guy’s a lunatic’. But to be in this sport you need to be a little bit mad.”

Usyk Fury 2 Full Fight Card

• Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury, rematch, 12 rounds, for Usyk’s WBC/WBO/WBA heavyweight title
• Serheii Bohachuk vs. Ishmael Davis, 12 rounds, WBC final super welterweight eliminator
• Moses Itauma vs. Demsey McKean, 10 rounds, heavyweights
• Peter McGrail vs. Rhys Edwards, 10 rounds, super bantamweights
• Johnny Fisher vs. David Allen, 10 rounds, heavyweights
• Isaac Lowe vs. Lee McGregor, 10 rounds, featherweights
• Daniel Lapin vs. Dylan Colin, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
• Andrii Novytskyi vs. Edgar Ramirez, 10 rounds, heavyweights
• Mohammed Alakel vs. Joshua Ocampo, 6 rounds, super featherweights

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