On Saturday, October 12, former cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will be making his heavyweight debut against Tyrone Spong in a fight on DAZN. Usyk is 16-0 in his career with 12 knockouts, while Spong is 14-0 with 13 knockouts. Usyk vs. Spong will take place at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois and will be featured on DAZN with a start time of 8 p.m. Eastern. Let’s look at the bout and boxing picks.
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Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 knockouts)
In his last five fights, Usyk has five wins and no losses. He defeated Michael Hunter by unanimous decision, Marco Huck by TKO in the 10th round, Mairis Briedis by majority decision, Murat Gassiev by unanimous decision, and Tony Bellew by KO in the eighth round. Usyk gets a knockout win 75% of the time.
Usyk said this to worldboxingnews.net about his upcoming bout against Spong, “I am very excited to make my Heavyweight debut in Chicago on October 12, live on DAZN. Spong is a fast and powerful Heavyweight. He has had much success in the ring. I must come through this test to challenge for the World Heavyweight title. I look forward to seeing everyone there.”
Usyk also said this to boxingscene.com. “I'm really looking forward to boxing on October 12. I very much missed the boxing. I love boxing, and really there is a lot of talk about it, but I'm not paying attention to it. My objective is to do my job in the gym in order to show all the enthusiasts and fans great boxing in the ring.”
Tyrone Spong (14-0, 13 knockouts)
In his last five fights, Spong has five wins and no losses. He defeated Sergio Ramirez by KO in the first round, Carlos Nascimento by KO in the fifth round, Santander Silgado by KO in the first round, Ytalo Perea by split decision, and Jeyson Minda by TKO in the second round. Spong gets a knockout win 92.86% of the time.
Spong said this to worldboxingnews.net about his upcoming bout, “After achieving most of my goals as a kick boxer and becoming one of the most decorated champions in the history of the sport, I wanted to test myself in the difficult and challenging sport of boxing. I have worked tirelessly during the last three years. Now, I have the opportunity to prove my worth as a boxer against perhaps the best pound for pound, and most technically sound boxer in the World. Some may think the challenge may be too difficult. I believe in myself, and look forward to being victorious on October 12.”
Promoter Eddie Hearn said this to ringnews24.com about the bout between Usyk and Spong, “Usyk’s Heavyweight debut is one of the most hotly anticipated boxing moments of 2019 and personally, I can’t wait to see it. Oleksandr is a phenomenon who dominated the Cruiserweight division becoming undisputed after just 15 fights. Now, as he prepares to challenge for the World Heavyweight title, he must first overcome Tyrone Spong in Chicago. Spong will be explosive and dangerous and we expect an electric heavyweight battle at the Wintrust Arena, live on DAZN.”
Boxing Picks
Usyk is making his heavyweight debut and I think he will be at a disadvantage considering he has not fought in almost a year, while Spong has the advantage of having fought in the heavyweight division in the past. I lean toward Usyk in this fight and I also think it will be a knockout one way or the other, so I will take the rounds to go under the total.
Boxing Pick: Tyrone Spong by knockout in the third round and the rounds to go under the total.
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