Frank Warren, the co-promoter of Tyson Fury, believes the officials will need to be “very strong” in the undisputed heavyweight championship fight next month against Oleksandr Usyk; Watch Fury vs Usyk live on Sky Sports Box Office on May 18
The referee of the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Uysk undisputed heavyweight title fight must be “very strong,” demands promoter Frank Warren.
Fury will fight Usyk for the four major belts, the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF titles, on May 18, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Warren, who co-promotes Fury, is concerned by Usyk’s last fight. Then, when fighting Daniel Dubois whom Warren also represents, Usyk was given plenty of time to recover from what referee Luis Pabon deemed to be a low blow.
The promoter remains convinced that the punch was legal, insisting Usyk’s beltline was too high and the referee’s call was unjust.
He does not want to see a repeat of that incident against Fury.
Warren called for a “very strong” referee in this undisputed heavyweight championship fight.
“We want to get all these things done. We want no controversy. We want somebody in there who everybody respects and will be very, very strong,” he told Sky Sports.
“The last referee was just a joke. Completely ridiculous the whole thing. Whether it was a low blow or not, the time he gave him and then, when he wanted to fight, he said ‘no, take more time out’.”
