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Fury wants to set a historical record at Usyk's expense: what is it about
The team of former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) is preparing to hold two more fights with Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs). The Gypsy King, as the Briton is called, intends to write his name in the history of boxing by becoming the first representative of the Royal division with three championship trilogies.
This was announced by Fury's promoter Frank Warren in an interview with talkSPORT Fight Night. According to the head of Queensberry Promotions, which manages the British fighter, he is confident that his client will overcome the defeat of the Ukrainian in the fight on May 18 and make the score in the conditional series a draw at the end of the year.
"I'm sure Tyson said it himself, and that's exactly how it's going to be, and it could happen. I believe Fury will beat Usyk to start a trilogy. I go back to the first fight with Deontay, which I thought he won, but in the end, a draw was declared. He realized that when he was on the canvas at the end of the fight and did a great job with Wilder in the second fight. I think that's what he has to do with Usyk: continue to do a lot of what he did in the first half of the fight," Warren said.
Prior to that, Fury had three fights each against compatriot Dereck Chisor and American Deontay Wilder, winning five out of six fights. The Briton will rematch with Usyk on December 21.
On October 23, Usyk and Fury held their first duel of looks before their winter fight. The Ukrainian appeared in an unusual look, changing his image. In addition, he forced his opponent to take an unusual step to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the first fight, Oleksandr defeated Tyson by split decision – 114:113, 113:114, 115:112 – and became the absolute world heavyweight champion.
Our compatriot also shared his expectations for the second fight with Fury and responded to accusations of cheating during the May 18 fight. In addition, the Ukrainian told what he learned from this fight.
The legendary Volodymyr Klychko shared his expectations for the rematch between Usyk and Fury. And former champion Amir Khan disagreed with the forecasts for the fight to take place again.
In turn, Russian boxing coach Andrei Ivichuk called Tyson the winner of the upcoming rematch with Alexander. And the Ukrainian himself named the only boxer he is interested in fighting after the second fight with the Briton.
In addition, Anthony Joshua (28-4, 23 KOs) answered the question of who he would like to see win the rematch between Usyk and Fury. The Briton himself named his motivation for the second fight against our compatriot.
Fury also responded to Usyk's team representatives' comparison with dictator Vladimir Putin.
As reported by OBOZ.UA, the former coach of the Ukrainian boxing team Mykhailo Zavyalov said that Tyson Fury will put his career on the line in a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The Briton himself noted that he does not believe in his victory on points in the second fight with the Ukrainian. In turn, Usyk revealed the details of his preparation for the fight.
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