Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 LIVE: Build-up and latest updates as Gypsy King aims to reclaim unified heavyweight titles

Follow all the build-up to Usyk vs Fury 2, with ring walks expected at 10.15pm GMT tonight, below. You can watch the fight live on DAZN this weekend.

Tyson Fury’s highly anticipated rematch with Oleksandr Usyk is set to take place today, with the British heavyweight aiming to claim the unified titles.

Seven months ago, Fury suffered his first professional loss in a close split decision against Usyk, who became the division’s first undisputed champion in 24 years.

Now, the pair return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where Usyk will defend his gold against the “Gypsy King” – minus the IBF belt, which he vacated in spring.

Fury fought impressively in May, leading the fight after the midway stage, but a phenomenal rally from Usyk secured him the victory, keeping the former cruiserweight king unbeaten.

Usyk, 37, even came close to stopping Fury, 36, in round nine, and will take great confidence from that in the rematch.

The pre-fight press conference brought a ridiculous, 12-minute face-off between Fury and Usyk, who both refused to back down. There was a much shorter face-off at Friday’s weigh-in, after both boxers tipped the scales at career-heaviest weights, and there is now a dispute over Fury’s beard after Usky’s camp flagged it as a potential concern.

Follow all the build-up to Usyk vs Fury 2, with ring walks expected at 10.15pm GMT tonight, below. You can watch the fight live on DAZN this weekend. (We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.)

Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and latest updates LIVE

Daniel Lapin cruises to points victory over Dylan Colin

Daniel Lapin def. Dylan Colin via unanimous decision (100-90, 99-91, 99-91).

No arguing with these scorecards.

Daniel Lapin and Dylan Colin square off at light-heavyweight

Lapin hurt Colin with a hook in the most recent round – the eighth – but he didn’t pursue a finish!

This has obviously been a slick performance by Lapin, but he’s been comfortable enough that you want to see him strive for a knockout, to be honest.

Two rounds two go.

Daniel Lapin and Dylan Colin square off at light-heavyweight

Six rounds gone, more than half the fight, and Lapin is cruising.

In fact, he gets a knockdown now, clipping Colin with a right uppercut and dropping the French fighter to his knees!

Oh, but it’s not ruled a knockdown; there seemed to be a tangle of feet, a trip.

Colin quickly pops back up, but it’s a knockdown. You’ve got to give him credit, he’s been game tonight, in spite of his struggles.

Daniel Lapin and Dylan Colin square off at light-heavyweight

Three rounds done, seven more scheduled, and it’s been light work for Lapin so far.

If you’re Colin, fighting for the first time in over a year, and you’ve got a tall, rangy, crafty southpaw in front of you... it’s a tough ask, let’s be honest.

And it’s proving such, so far. Lapin in control.

Daniel Lapin and Dylan Colin square off at light-heavyweight

Lapin with a notable height difference here, as he stands in a southpaw stance.

He lands a nice left cross early on! Colin felt that... Decent right hook now.

A check hook by the Ukrainian, and Colin staggers somewhat while throwing his own combination.

Another sharp left cross by Lapin. A promising first round by the southpaw.

Fury’s sparring partner reveals key change that could prove crucial in Usyk rematch

Kevin Lerena, one of Fury’s sparring partners, told iFL TV today: “[There’s been] a complete mindset shift [for Fury]. He was coming off a loss, he was dialled in, complete focus and a change in his demeanour.

“He’s better prepared for this fight, in the sense he’s had more quality rounds. For the first fight, after the cut, he wouldn’t have had the amount of rounds he would have wanted. This fight, it hasn’t been a worry for him.

“I think we’ll see a better, in-shape Tyson – not in terms of body shape, we’re talking about rounds in the tank. I think he’ll have more rounds in the tank to concentrate and be more effective than Usyk.

“You never know what’s going to come, you never know if he’ll force the pace, box on