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Tyson Fury to face Alexander Ustinov after Dereck Chisora withdrawal

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Tyson Fury will face Alexander Ustinov on Saturday evening after the Russian heavyweight agreed to step in for the injured Dereck Chisora.

British heavyweight Tyson Fury has been handed a fight with Belarussian Alexander Ustinov at the Phones4U Arena on Saturday evening.

Fury had been scheduled to face Dereck Chisora in a final eliminator for Wladimir Klitschko's WBO title before his British rival withdrew from the bout with a fractured hand.

A number of names were linked with a match with the 25-year-old, with American duo Tony Thompson and Antonio Tarver quick to put their names into the hat for a fight in Manchester.

However, a deal has been agreed for Fury to go up against 37-year-old Ustinov, who has won 28 of his 29 professional encounters, 21 of which have come inside the distance.

Ustinov's one defeat came by 11th-round stoppage against Kubrat Pulev, who will attempt to dethrone unified titlist Klitschko when they meet in September.

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Tyson Fury throws a punch at Dereck Chisora during the British & Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Fight between Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury at Wembley Arena on July 23, 2011
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