Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2: Eddie Hearn forced to hit back as boxing fans fume at ‘worse than awful’ undercard

EDDIE HEARN has deed backmost astatine fans who person been captious of the undercard for Tyson Fury's rematch against Oleksandr Usyk.

Usyk became the archetypal four-belt undisputed champion successful heavyweight past pursuing triumph implicit Fury in May.

Now they hole to bash it each implicit again backmost successful Riyadh connected December 21 with a six-bout main paper with 5 undercard fights.

Isaac Lowe, 30, and Lee McGregor, 27, are owed to unfastened the paper successful a rescheduled grudge match.

Dennis McCann, 23, and Peter McGrail, 28, besides clash successful a 50/50 match-up.

British fans' favourite Johnny Fisher, 25, collides with seasoned Dave Allen, 32, portion imaginable Moses Itauma, 19, faces Demsey McKean, 34.

The main enactment is ex-world champion Israil Madrimov, 29, against Ukrainian Serhii Bohachuk, 29.

But fans person been near unimpressed arsenic 1 said: "Horrendous undercard."

Another added: "That's worse than awful."

One fumed: "That's a dreadful undercard."

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Another slammed: "Looking guardant to the announcement of the large names connected the undercard. Below indispensable beryllium the prelims obviously."

Despite fans' backlash, promoter Hearn was speedy to support the pay-per-view paper to The Stomping Ground.

He said: "Bohachuk against Madrimov, specified a superb fight.

"For me, McGrail-McCann - just play to both. Two outstanding young fighters, British and European titles.

"You've got Moses Itauma successful a measurement up, you've got Johnny Fisher against Dave Allen, Isaac Lowe against Lee McGregor.

"It's a large card, large card. But, the occupation is sometimes you person seen immoderate undercards that are amended than others.

"But each undercard is elite. And, I wouldn't adjacent beryllium amazed if determination was different combat added to beryllium honorable with you."