“Gypsy King” spoke very aggressively towards his opponent.
Details of the altercation that arose between the WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight title holder Oleksandr Usyk and former champion Tyson Fury during the final press conference before the rematch fight have become known.
On Thursday, December 19, at the end of the event, the Ukrainian and the Briton had an extremely long battle of glances, which lasted more than 10 minutes.
It ended with the “Gypsy King” giving vent to his emotions and harshly cursing his opponent. The text of the conversation between the boxers is provided by Tribuna.com.
Fury: The rabbit will get what's coming. The rabbit is being f***ed. You are being f***ed. This time I will distort you, I will tear you to shreds. You were ready 150%. You were the best that you could be. And still you couldn't do anything. You still couldn't do anything.
Usyk: Don't be afraid, I won't leave you alone.
Fury:You shouldn't be afraid. You are an ugly freak. Don't be afraid, you are a rabbit, a f***ing freak. You are a c*** with cloudy eyes.
Usyk: I won't leave you alone.
Fury: I won't leave you alone, you f***ing idiot. I won't leave you alone. You're f***ing ugly little c***s. Yeah, yeah, don't be afraid. I'm going to kill you. You're going to wake up in the hospital, you f***ing clown.
Usyk: I won't leave you alone.
Fury: You're a stupid, ugly freak.
Usyk: Again.
Fury:You couldn't do anything last time. You were given the decision, your fucking crown. You got the decision and you still couldn't do anything. I'm the man. I'm the fucking champion. It should be me. You're a fucking ugly f*ck. There's hysteria in your eyes, freak. We'll beat you anytime, no matter what, you fucking rat. Seven days a week, we're winning, you fucking bum. Retire. Retire, you fucking bum.
The moment @Tyson_Fury and @usykaa had their face off finally broken #UsykFury2 | Dec 21 | #RiyadhSeason pic.twitter.com/ZsVFa3eVZM
— Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) December 19, 2024
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.
A text online broadcast of the Usyk-Fury rematch is available on our website.
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 owned by Briton Daniel Dubois, who has already managed to defend it by knocking out his compatriot 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.