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TYSON FURY'S rematch with Oleksandr Usyk tomorrow night is set to be judged by an AI official.
The Gypsy King's bid to dethrone Usyk and claim back his world heavyweight titles is set to go down in Riyadh this weekend.
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As usual, the 12-round contest will be judged by three officials.
But in a boxing first, there will also be scoring from a robot judge.
While the robot's scores will NOT count towards the outcome of the fight, fans will be able to see how its card compares with those of the actual judges.
Posting about the robo-judge, Saudi supremo Turki Alalshikh wrote on social media: "Ever wondered how AI could change the world of boxing?
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"Meet the 4th Judge. An experimental AI scoring system debuting at Usyk2Fury on December 21.
"Let’s see how this experiment unfolds."
Turki, 43, added a video explaining what is set to happen.
A robotic-sounding voice said: "Hi. I'm the first ever AI boxing judge, and I'm here to bring fairness to the ring.
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"I analyse every round, every move and every decisive moment during the fight, displaying real time metrics like aggression, landed punches, impact and defensive deployments.
"With this data, I'm able to calculate a score and determine who should win the match.
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"See you on December 21 for Usyk-Fury 2."
Turki's post has received plenty of feedback on social media.
One fan responded: "Incredible! This will eliminate judges completely."
While a second gushed: "Wow, that looks incredible, and this could end referees wild scorecards."
Although a third joked: "This is a video game parody from the 90’s."
And another warned: "Different sports but look at var and football. Technology and sports doesn’t always work. Be careful what you wish for."
The judges were required to determine Usyk's victory over Fury back in May.
On that occasion the Ukrainian triumphed via a split decision, despite most fans feeling that he'd comfortably won the fight.
But on the contrary, Fury himself felt that he'd done enough to have his hand raised - and has promised this time not to leave it up to the judges.
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He said: "I’ve always been a bad man my whole life, and I’m still one today at nearly 40 years old, a few years off 40.
"I'm going to go in there with destroy mode. Last time, I went to box him, I was being cautious.
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"Anybody can get caught as we have seen in a lot of these heavyweight fights.
"But this time I'm not going for a points decision. I'm going to knock that motherf****r out."
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