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Tyson Fury to spar ‘scary’ heavyweight he admitted he would never fight in preparation for Oleksandr Usyk rematch

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Tyson Fury will receive some high-level sparring as he prepares to get revenge over Oleksandr Usyk.

The ‘Gypsy King’ is set to return to the ring in an immediate sequel with Usyk on December 21, seven months on from being outpointed by the Ukrainian in the first defeat of his professional career.

Fury will take on Usyk for the second time, with alterations to his trainingIan Walton/Matchroom

Fury was unable to spar properly for his maiden clash with Usyk, after a cut delayed his initial participation in the bout and then derailed his preparations when the bout was rescheduled.

But this time he will be able to get some real rounds in the bank before fight night, and Moses Itauma has been invited to his training camp.

Itauma is a frightening prospect at the age of 19, who has been compared to heavyweight legend Mike Tyson.

And he has revealed he is preparing for his own fight on the card against Demsey McKean, not just going to make up the numbers.

“I’ve got my own fight to think about,” Itauma told Sky Sports.

“We’re kind of similar styles, the likes of me and Usyk, we’ve kind of got a similar style so I feel like I’ll be very beneficial for [Fury].

“It just compliments me. It compliments me but listen, I’m not going to go there just to help him.

“I want to gauge my ability off his ability. Obviously I’m looking forward to [that].

“If I don’t want to be aiming to go there, what’s the point of me being in this boxing game? I’m not here to mess around.”

Itauma is currently undefeated and has the world at his feet as a teenager, already sharing the bill with greats such as Fury.

Fury will spar Itauma again as he is able to return to action in trainingInstagram – Tyson Fury

It is clear the rising star has supreme talent, which Fury has recognised on multiple occasions.

This includes when discussing if there was anyone he would not fight in his own career, where he refused Itauma.

“No I definitely wouldn’t [accept a fight with Itauma]! Do you think I’m stupid? No, no no,” he replied.

The pair have sparred before, with Fury suggesting in a social media post that he was the future torch bearer for the heavyweight division.

But business will be on his own journey as he looks to regain the unified heavyweight titles and become a three-time world champion.

Of course, the access to sparring in this camp will help no end as he will be able to simulate competitive rounds.

And talkSPORT pundit Gareth A. Davies has revealed exactly how this will benefit his build-up.

He said: “He didn’t do any head sparring for that first fight and that is going to be a major difference and a major adjustment for this one.

“When he goes to his camp in the Mediterranean, I won’t say which Island, where’s going to train in Riyadh, he is going to be able to do proper sparring.

“He will be sharper, he will have more acuity. Imagine not being able to tackle, you boys have played sport at the highest level.

“Imagine going into a major football game and not being able to put yourself into a tackle or being able to put yourself physically into training.

“That will make a big difference, he will be much sharper.”

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