Alexander commented on the image symbolizing his triumph over famous British boxers.
British heavyweight boxer Derek Chisora wittily responded to the victoryWBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight title holder Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch with Tyson Fury.
Usyk's former opponent posted an image on his Instagram page where the Ukrainian, dressed as “Hitman” with a pistol and a suitcase, stands over the British boxers he defeated: Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Daniel Dubois, Tony Bellew and Chisora himself.
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“What can I say, we screwed up?” Chisora captioned the photo.
Journalists showed Usyk this photo and asked him to comment on it. Alexander replied that he didn’t like it because some of the opponents he defeated were his friends.
“I don’t like this picture. Why? Because Tony Bellew is my best friend, Derek too, Anthony maybe too, Dubois not, Fury maybe. But I look good. This is a bad picture for me,” Usyk said.
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Usyk vs. Fury rematch: fight results
On the night of December 22, Usyk defeated Fury in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) by unanimous decision (three times 116-112) and defended his WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight titles.
On our website you can watch videos of the best moments of the rematch between Usyk and Fury, as well as bright photos of the fight.
Also for your attention judge notes and punch statistics of the Usyk-Fury rematch.
Fury did not admit defeat to Usyk, disagreeing with the judges' verdict. The Ukrainian boxer reacted categorically to these words of the “Gypsy King”, stating that he had won a deserved victory.
Unlike the first fight, in the Usyk-Fury rematch the title of absolute world champion was not at stake, since Alexander had previously refused the IBF title. Now it is owned by the 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.
Usyk became the first absolute world heavyweight champion in the 21st century and the first in history “absolute” heavyweight with four main titles – WBO, WBA, IBF and WBC.
