“Gypsy King” reminded that he has never lost in rematches.
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury demonstrated his physical fitness a month before the rematch with the holder of the WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO titles Oleksandr Usyk.
“This is what Friday is like,” the “Gypsy King” captioned the photo he posted on his Instagram page.
The Briton also left a message to the Ukrainian champion, reminding him that he has never lost a rematch.
“My rematches always end the same way,” Tyson wrote on Instagram.
Note that Fury has won all rematches in his career – against John McDermott, Dereck Chisora and Deontay Wilder.
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 Alexander had previously renounced the IBF title. Now it is in the hands of 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.
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.