Tyson Fury vs. Agit Kabayel: Preview and Thoughts on the December Fight (Canceled)

The well-known English boxer Tyson Fury is getting ready to defend his title, as final arrangements are currently being made for a fight with undefeated fighter Agit Kabayel.

The Gypsy King will hold his first WBC Heavyweight Title Defense on December 5, 2020, in London. His opponent will be the ex-European heavyweight champion, and the reigning WBA continental champion Agit Kabayel. The exact venue for the bout as well as the start time for the event has not yet been released.

Tyson vs Kabayel Betting Odds

Agit has yet to lose a single fight in his professional career, however, Tyson Fury will undoubtedly be the favourite. Why is that you may wonder? It is because on current form, after his crushing rematch with ex-WBC fighter Deontay Wilder, Fury looks like an unstoppable force who is fighting at the peak of his form. 

Tale of the Tape

Tyson Fury
Agit Kabayel
31Fights20
30Victories20
21KO Knockouts13
0Defeats 0
1Draws/ No Contest0
200 cm Height187 cm
131 kgWeight106 kg
32Age28

Tyson Fury

  • Champion of Great Britain according to the ABA. The current WBC world champion. Former IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO World Champion. EBU European Champion. Winner of Boxer of the Year and Comeback of the Year awards by The Ring Magazine. 

  • 31 fights, 30 wins, 0 losses, 1 draw

How Tyson Fury Can Win

In February 2020, the undefeated Gypsy King finally proved his unconditional superiority of Deontay Wilder and, like the early Connor McGregor, proved that “accuracy still beats power, and timing beats speed”. 

Incredibly light-looking for his enormous weight, Fury dealt with the former champion without any problems and is now preparing to hold his first title defence against the young prospect. 

For months the talk of the town was about the prospect of a Tyson fight with Anthony Joshua. However, at the moment all the talk about signing this contract seems to have died down.

Now Tyson is faced with a seemingly very simple task - to consolidate his status before, perhaps, the main fight in his career. But is it really an easy walk?

Even though Fury is considered to be the favourite, we should not be expecting the upcoming fight to end with a knockout. Throughout his 20 fights, Kabayel has proven that he can withstand even the most powerful of blows, managing to keep on his feet. 

For reference, at the end of his fight with Derek Chisora, he took several heavy and straight punches at once, but still went forward and in a mocking manner asked Chisora for more. 

Tyson is superior to his upcoming opponent in multiple aspects of the fight. Agit likes to keep a high pace in the early rounds, however, the speed is still unlikely to reach Fury's level, which seems to get faster with each fight. 

The second is endurance. If the fight drags on, Kabayel is known to get gassed and slow down, while Fury is able to correctly distribute his forces so that his transition to recovery phase is almost indistinguishable from the full force. 

But the main advantages of the Gypsy King, no matter how trite it may sound, are his fighting intelligence and experience. Tyson fought with top opponents and silenced all of his critics. He was in difficult situations, very difficult situations, and he rose from knockdowns seemingly unphased.

For this upcoming fight, he will attempt to keep Kabayel at a distance for as long as possible, and he does not have to force all of his energy into ending the fight early. He understands how terrible Agit’s endurance levels are and will do everything possible to wear him down. 

Agit Kabayel 

  • Reigning WBA Continental Champion, Former EBU European Champion, EBU-EU European Union Champion, WBC Mediterranean Champion.

  • 20 Fights, 20 Wins, 0 Losses

What can Agit do to win

Agit began his professional boxing career in 2011, and during his time fighting, he has managed to scare many heavyweights. The German (of Kurdish origin) has fought almost all of his bouts in Germany and will go to Britain for the first time. 

The main thing that Kabayel will need to do in order to prepare for this fight is forgotten about all of the other fighters he has crossed paths with, as Tyson Fury is on a completely different level. 

Take for example Agita’s fight with Evgenios Lazaridis for the vacant WBA Continental title. The heavy, monotonous and straightforward Greek was slower then Kabayel. Compared to Lazaridis, Kabayel looked incredibly quick, however even if you combine their speeds, it still does not compare to Fury’s. 

Does Kabayel have any shot of winning? There are a critical few, and everything depends on the level of his coaches and training camp.

In the fight with Tyson, Kabayel must start working with focus from the very start and not allow the Englishman to dance around him. Only by shortening the distance between himself and Fury to the minimum level and being aggressive from the start will there be a chance for him to win.

This gets even more exciting when you realize that it is necessary for Kabayel to knock out the champion within the first seven to eight rounds. If the fight lasts longer, Tyson will find a dozen ways to snatch points and secure himself a confident victory.

However, Fury has never lost by a knockout, and it seems to be only in his wildest dreams that the 28-year-old heavyweight prospect would be the first to do it.