TYSON FURY will take on Oleksandr Usyk in the first undisputed heavyweight title fight for almost 25 years.
The Gypsy King is the current holder of the WBC strap, while his Ukrainian foe occupies the WBA, IBF and WBO belts.
Should we see one of the boxing giants triumph tonight, they will become the first undisputed heavyweight champ in the four-belt era.
A fight of this magnitude does not come around too often, so multiple broadcasters will be interested in sealing the rights to provide coverage.
THREE broadcasting giants will screen tonight’s huge undisputed heavyweight title bout between Fury and Usyk.
And one of them is TNT Sports Box Office – but lead presenter Laura Woods has pulled out – SunSport has the reason why below…
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Why is Laura Woods not presenting Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk?
Laura Woods is one of the nation’s favourite sporting presenters and fans were looking forward to her being on the mic for tonight’s huge bout between Fury and Usyk.
But the TNT Sports presenter has withdrawn after she was involved in a freak accident on holiday.
Woods accidentally smashed a glass lampshade above her head, causing it to shatter and cut her face and arm.
She was taken to an emergency clinic by boyfriend and former Love Island star Adam Collard, who stayed by her bedside as she was attended to by doctors.
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The 36-year-old addressed the situation on Instagram, she posted: “Just wanted to explain my absence from the telly for a little while, to be totally transparent and avoid any speculation.
“I had an accident last weekend at a holiday cottage. I swung a pillow and hit a large, glass lampshade hanging from the ceiling above me, which shattered and cut my face and arms, but luckily missed my eye.
“I wanted to say a couple of thank yous, firstly to Adam, for being my hero that day, acting so quickly and not leaving my side since and to his family for taking care of me in a time when I was petrified.
“To my agents Alex Maguire and Matthew Odonohue at CAA who searched for the best help immediately.
“To Dr Yannis Alexandrides and his wonderful medical assistant Zuzanna at 111 who opened their emergency surgery and came in on their days off, they were so gentle and have already worked magic that I didn’t think was possible to reduce the damage.
“I’ve added in the photos from then to now to show that even though it may look rough, it’s such a wonderful improvement already and I’m so grateful.
“It was a hell of a shock and I’ve been a bit sad, but I’m feeling very lucky it wasn’t worse. So a big thanks to my eyebrow too, for taking the brunt of it.
“I’m gutted I can’t cover the fight in Riyadh tomorrow anymore, but wishing the brilliant TNT boxing team all the best. Be back soon xx.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
