Usyk v Fury 2: Fight week begins

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports, Sports News

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Buncey is joined by Darren Barker as fight week kicks off in Riyadh. They hear from Oleksandr Usyk as well as his manager Alex Krassyuk. Dave Allen, who fights on the undercard, is also on the pod and he talks about sparring both fighters.

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0:00.0	On BBC Sounds.
0:01.7	Five Live delighted to be bringing you even more commentaries than ever before over the next four seasons with the Premier League.
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0:18.2	Champions League and La League are winner Patrick Cliver.
0:20.5	We're also going to hear from the England captain Harry Kane.
0:23.0	Rodry, that was incredible.
0:24.4	Thank you for having me here.
0:25.9	Football from Five Live.
0:28.0	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:32.6	This is Five Live Boxing.
0:35.5	Tyson Fury and his 30 people walked into the room.
0:38.3	Alexander Usik and his 35 people walked into the room.
0:42.3	You know what that means?
0:43.3	It's Riyadh.
0:44.3	Tyson Fury against Alexander Usik 2.
0:48.3	World Heavyweight Championship boxing.
0:51.3	Yes, we're back in Saudi Arabia.
0:53.3	It's the start of fight week. I'm Steve Bunce and this is Five Live Boxing.
1:03.6	And the way to start a week in Riyadh when the sun isn't out and there's not yet a moon is to sit down in a lounge somewhere and yet another glorious hotel with Darren Barker, former world champion, old friend.
1:15.6	There was a time when he won the Commonwealth Games. It was so long ago. I find it even hard to remember.
1:20.6	It was that long ago. And I'm sitting with Darren and of course we've got to look forward to Tyson Fury and Alexander Usik and maybe one or two of the other files on the bill. Of course we've got to do that. But the first thing we have to do is the
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