British boxer Tyson Fury, by decision of the judges, lost the fight to Ukrainian Alexander Usik for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion. However, immediately after the end of the fight, boxers and promoters started talking about a rematch of Usik — Fury.
The British edition of The Independent writes about this.
Tyson Fury wants revenge
Immediately after the defeat, Tyson Fury announced his decision regarding a rematch with Alexander Usik.
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— In my opinion, I won that fight. I think he won a few rounds, but I won most of them. His country is at war, so people side with the country that is at war,” Fury said.
At the end of the fight, Usik was asked if he was ready for a rematch immediately, the Ukrainian boxer replied that he was undoubtedly ready for a rematch:
Usyk — Fury: when will the rematch happen
According to Briton Tyson Fury, he wants the rematch to take place in October 2024.
— Of course, we'll take a break and then come back to it in October. “I thought I won the fight, but I’m not going to cry and make excuses,” Fury said.
The timing of the rematch may be affected by the recovery time of the fighters.
Boy Usik — Fury
The meeting between the boxers took place in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, at stake were the Ukrainian championship belts according to the WBA, WBO and IBF versions, as well as the IBF title, which belongs to the Briton. After the victory, Alexander Usik said that he had been planning this fight since 2008.
