Oleksandr Usyk in no-show hours before Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois fight

Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk has been owed to conscionable fans astatine an lawsuit adjacent Wembley Stadium, wherever the Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois combat volition instrumentality place

Oleksandr Usyk failed to amusement up for a planned quality astatine a meet-and-greet with fans up of the heavyweight clash betwixt Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.

Usyk, the past boxer to bushed Joshua, was expected astatine Boxpark Wembley successful the lead-up to the bout astatine adjacent Wembley Stadium. He was slated to besides instrumentality portion successful a Q&A earlier making his mode into the stadium, wherever helium is expected to beryllium ringside for Joshua vs Dubois.

One antheral who did marque it to the Boxpark is Tyson Fury. The British heavyweight was introduced to a chorus of 'There's lone 1 Tyson Fury' earlier giving a rendition of 'American Pie' and singing blessed day to a pistillate successful the crowd.

Usyk, however, was not determination alongside the antheral helium bushed successful his astir caller bout successful May. He is owed ringside, though, having seen disconnected the situation of some Dubois and Joshua successful caller years.

Fury anticipates a adjacent contention astatine Wembley. "I deliberation it's a pugnacious combat for some fighters, they're going to sound lumps retired of each different and it could spell either way," he said astatine the Boxpark event..

"It's not a foregone conclusion; they're some dense punchers and could sound each different out. I'm looking guardant to the fight. The existent winners are the ones who travel and ticker radical punch the f*** retired of each other.

"I'm going arsenic a instrumentality and don't person immoderate percentages for either man; whoever wins, wins. I'm definite it's going to beryllium an entertaining combat arsenic agelong arsenic it lasts, if there's not a knockout either mode I'll beryllium disappointed. The juncture mightiness get to Daniel, you don't cognize what relation the assemblage mightiness play successful a combat but successful my experience, successful a boxing combat you're successful determination and it's a fight, and it's connected similar Donkey Kong."

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Usyk was astatine the centre of immoderate different play during the week erstwhile he was detained astatine Krakow Airport successful Poland. However, it emerged the detention was each a misunderstanding.

"Dear Friends. A misunderstanding took place. It was rapidly resolved," helium wrote connected societal media. "Thanks to each who got concerned. Thanks to Ukrainian diplomats for the businesslike support. And respect to Polish Police for conducting their obligations with nary regards to height, weight, scope and regalia. Thanks God for everything."

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky besides issued a connection connected the matter. "Talked connected the telephone with Oleksandr Usyk erstwhile helium was detained," helium wrote connected Telegram.

"I was outraged by this cognition towards our national and champion. He instructed the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sibiza and the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko to instantly find retired each the details of the incidental astatine the Krakow airport. As soon arsenic I was informed that everything is fine, our champion was released and nary 1 is detaining him anymore."