Alexander gave the “Gypsy King” caption a photo in which he knocks him down.
WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight title holder Oleksandr Usyk wittily trolled former champion Tyson Fury at a press conference in London, which was dedicated to their rematch.
The Ukrainian took out a photo from the black briefcase he brought to the event in the image of “Hitman” from the first fight against the “Gypsy King”, where he hits the Briton in the head with a powerful blow, after which he was knocked down.
Usyk approached Fury and asked him to sign this photo, the British boxer did not refuse.
@usykaa FINALLY remarks that in the case of #UsykFury2 | #RiyadhSeason | December 21, live on DAZN | @Turki_alalshikh pic.twitter.com/NcDRyTlcEu
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) October 23, 2024
After the press conference, Alexander explained that he was going to sell a photo with Fury's autograph and donate the proceeds to help the Ukrainian military.
“I will sell this photo and help my Ukrainian soldiers,” Usyk said.
It was previously reported that Usyk and Fury had their first stare battle before the rematch.
The Usyk-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 previously Alexanderrenounced the IBF title. Now it is owned by Daniel Dubois, who has already managed to defend it by knocking out 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.
You can watch a video of the best moments of the Usyk – Fury fight on our website.
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.