Television presenter will unable to cover Fury - Usyk bout. Event will host by seductive counterpart

Boxing News 18 may 2024, 12:54
Liam Carter Dailysports's expert Liam Carter
Television presenter will unable to cover Fury - Usyk bout. Event will host by seductive counterpart Photo: the Sun

Renowned TV presenter Laura Woods will be unable to conduct the live coverage for TNT Sports of today's mega-fight between Tyson Fury and Oleskandr Usyk due to a bizarre injury.

Woods sustained a significant injury by hitting her head on a glass lampshade, rendering her unable to host the event. The incident occurred during Laura's leisure time with her boyfriend, Adam Collard.

Given the circumstances, the role of hosting the coverage of the highly anticipated unification bout in Riyadh has been taken over by Becky Ives. She will be working in the TNT Sports studio alongside Carl Frampton, David Haye, and Steve Bunce to analyze the fight.

Becky Ives is no stranger to the world of sports. Previously, she has worked on Eurocup matches, Discovery Sports, and TNT Sports.

On social media, she regularly shares photos from sporting events as well as from her personal life.

While Ives seems to specialize in football, her resume shows her versatility across various sports. She worked for Red Bull during the WRC Wales Rally GB, where she also interviewed the winner, Sebastian Ogier. She also hosted the British Elite Cycling Series 2017 on Eurosport and presented the Strongman Championship for Spike TV.

Besides, Becky a guest at the Sport Industry Awards in April.

The fight for the heavyweight title between Oleskandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will be the main event of the big boxing night in Riyadh.

The main event will start no earlier than 23:00 Central European Time. Dailysports has prepared a full fight card for you in Riyadh. The results of the bouts will be updated online.

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