However, this will not affect the official results of the fight.
For the rematch between the holder of the WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight titles Alexander Usyk and the former champion Tyson Fury will be monitored by a referee with artificial intelligence.
This was reported by the head of the General Authority of Entertainment of Saudi Arabia Turki Al ash-Sheikh on the social network X.
According to him, the referee with artificial intelligence will be free from prejudice and errors. At the same time, artificial intelligence will not affect the official results of the fight in any way, because ordinary judges will also work on it.
“For the first time in history, a fight will be monitored by a judge with artificial intelligence. Without bias and human error. This groundbreaking experiment, which will not affect the official results, will debut during the greatest fight of the century, Usyk vs. Fury, on December 21. Don't miss the history that is being born,” Al ash-Sheikh said in a statement.
The Usyk vs. Fury rematch will take place on December 21 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). All titles held by the Ukrainian boxer will be at stake.
Unlike the first fight, this time the title of absolute world champion will not be at stake, since Alexander had previously renounced the IBF title. Now it is owned by Briton Daniel Dubois, who has already managed to defend it by knocking out his compatriot Anthony Joshua.
Recall that on the night of May 19, 2024, Usyk defeated Fury by split decision in a fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion. At the end of the ninth round, Alexander knocked his opponent down.
Thus, Alexander defended the WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF belts, and also took the WBC title from the “Gypsy King”. Usyk became the first absolute world champion in the heavyweight division in the 21st century.
Before that, the last “absolute” heavyweight champion was Lennox Lewis, who won this status in 1999, when he defeated Evander Holyfield. At that time, the WBA, WBC and IBF titles were at stake. The WBO belt was recognized as equal in 2007, so Usyk became the first “absolute” heavyweight champion in history with four main titles.
