Tony Bellew v Oleksandr Usyk: boxing world title fight – live!
10 November 2018 09:55
Updates from the cruiserweight contest at Manchester ArenaBellew defiant as he prepares for final bow against UsykFeel free to email Niall your thoughts or tweet @niallmcveigh 9.55pm GMT Into the eighth, and Crolla is back on top, landing plenty of blows as his opponent starts to tire. Backstage, we’ve seen shots of Tony Bellew and Oleksandr Usyk. One of them is grinning away and wearing a blue bobble hat. No prizes, etc. 9.52pm GMT So far, Crolla has been the tidier, more positive fighter – although his Indonesian opponent has rallied in the last couple of rounds. Earlier on, Amir Khan told Sky that he fancies a Wembley fight with Kell Brook next March. Brook is fighting Australia’s Michael Zerafa in December. 9.21pm GMT So far on tonight’s undercard, we’ve seen Ricky Burns defeat Scott Cardle by third-round knockout. The veteran Scotsman, in his 51st professional fight, ended the contest with a clean right. Next up, local hero Anthony Crolla is taking on Daud Yordan. The winner will become the mandatory challenger for the WBA lightweight champ, Vasyl Lomachenko. 8.40pm GMT Tony Bellew has vowed to hang up his gloves and pursue his acting career after tonight’s fight – but after landing his first role in Creed, he’s hoping to remake Rocky IV in Manchester tonight.The people’s champion, a persistent, spiky competitor in and out of the ring, takes on Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk, an ice-cool, relentless mass of sinew with a 15-0 record and fearsome reputation. Continue readingread full article
