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5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

Fury v Usyk: Fight Week Begins

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports, Sports News

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Buncey is joined by Barry Jones as we kick off fight week in Riyadh. Having been with both fighters today, Buncey tells us what he learnt about the pair. We hear about the scuffle that involved John Fury and a member of Usyk’s team. And they cast their eye over some of the other fights on the card.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Before you listen to this BBC podcast I'd like to introduce myself. My name's

0:04.0

Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport

0:07.5

podcasts. I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading

0:11.1

journalists, experienced pundits and the biggest

0:13.3

sports stars. Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights

0:17.4

straight from the player's mouth. But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is

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our unique access to the sporting world.

0:25.0

What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to

0:28.9

dedicated sports fans across the UK.

0:31.5

So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more.

0:37.2

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0:42.1

This is five live boxing.

0:44.7

So we're back in Saudi Arabia and this time it's very special.

0:49.0

It's the first fight ever for all four heavyweight championship belts. It's the first fight for what we call

0:58.8

the undisputed since 1999. It's history. It's Saudi. It's Tyson Fury against Oluksand the

1:08.4

Use. And this is the start of a very special week, just for boxing but I think for sport. I'm Steve

1:16.1

Bunz and this is five live boxing.

1:28.0

Now in the past when I've been overseas in different parts of the world I've started the first week pod in a cafe in a bar outside under the lights nearly getting mugged once in New York on a beach in

1:35.3

California with the sea lapping at my toes it was freezing cold I've started in some

1:40.7

exotic places well I I was going to start tonight outside. It's nearly

1:46.7

midnight and it is so hot that I can't ask my guest, my friend, because he's only just got off a plane, to stand outside with me.

1:56.1

I am of course talking about former WBO Super Featherweight champion in the world.

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