"Send him to hell": the main culprit behind Fury's defeat of Usyk is named

Former world middleweight champion Carl Froch named Tyson Fury's (34-1-1, 24 KOs) father as the main reason for the boxer's defeat by Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) in the May 18 fight. According to him, Fury Sr. prevented his son from focusing on his coach's tips by constantly giving recommendations between rounds.

He expressed this opinion in an interview with Lord Ping, Boxing Social reports. The British ex-boxer noted that on the eve of the rematch with the Ukrainian absolute heavyweight champion Tyson, he needs to change his team of seconds.

"John Fury's interference in Tyson's corner was a decisive factor in the defeat. Fury's trainer, Sugar Hill, knows everything about boxing and tried to give Tyson the right advice during the fight. But how could Tyson focus on these tips if Fury Sr. was shouting nonsense in his ear through the ropes the whole time? You can't listen to two people at the same time. That's what made the difference. If Tyson is serious about getting a chance to beat Usyk in a rematch, he needs to tell his father to go to hell," Froch said.

Earlier, the former champion also expressed confidence that Usyk should end his career. And Fury's team spoke about depriving Oleksandr of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) belt.

They also named three reasons why it would be beneficial for promoters and organizations to keep all the belts for the Ukrainian. At the same time, our boxer's team will appeal to the IBF to make an exception for mandatory protection.

Fury has officially activated the rematch clause with Usyk. Bookmakers have already started accepting bets on the fight. The agreement was also revealed, according to which the Ukrainian will lose the title of absolute champion.

Former boxer David Haye predicted that there would be no rematch between the Ukrainian and Fury. His compatriot Dereck Chisora started rumors that Oleksandr would return to the heavyweight division.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, Tyson Fury received a strange disqualification after his defeat by Oleksandr Usyk. The fate of the Ukrainian after winning the fight on May 18 was also announced.

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