We have another very expensive looking cinematic trailer to build up the already explosive Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk rematch on December 21st.
Turki Alalshikh has done it again.
The Riyadh Season magnate is about to deliver us Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 on Saturday, December 21st in Saudi Arabia. To help promote the event, he’s once again pulled out all the stops with a big money trailer that looks more like the preview for a major motion picture than a boxing match.
The teaser features Usyk and Fury being haunted by each others’ faces wherever they go. From therapists and nurses to wives and fathers, everywhere the fighters look they see their rival. Things get progressively sillier as Fury appears to Usyk in a mountainside while Usyk pushes out of Fury’s infamous pre-fight gut.
The fight never ended; it just took over their minds #Usyk2Fury Reignited will settle the obsession once and for all
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— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) December 1, 2024
The video, made by BigTime Creative Shop, looks influenced by some infamous music videos like Chris Cunningham’s Aphex Twin – Come to Daddy and Traktor’s Basement Jaxx – Where’s Your Head At. BigTime Creative Shop says they’re the fastest growing ad agency in MENA (Middle East and North Africa), and we believe them. This is just one of many baller videos made for Riyadh Season events, each more epic and creative than the last.
The first Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk fight went down May 18th and ended in a split decision win for Usyk (watch the highlights here). While the fight was close, a near-finish for Usyk in the 9th round was the biggest moment of the fight, earning the Ukrainian fighter the win on the scorecards and in the eyes of most who watched.
How will the rematch on December 21st go? Fury is reportedly much more focused this time around, but that’s a story we hear after every disappointing performance from “The Gypsy King.” Usyk has proven himself to be nothing if not reliable in his preparation and fight night performance, so it will be up to Tyson to turn the tide and win the rematch.