Tyson Fury, de English boxer wey dey known as ‘The Gypsy King’, don vow to knock out Oleksandr Usyk in their upcoming heavyweight championship rematch. De fight go hold on December 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fury, who be 36 years old, talk say he go be more focused dis time around, unlike de first fight in May where he lose via split decision. He admit say he do too much showboating and messing around in de ring, which cost him de fight. “I did a lot of showboating, a lot of messing around — more than I’ve ever done before, actually — against supposedly my toughest opponent,” Fury tell ESPN.
Usyk, who be 37 years old and still unbeaten with 22 wins, won de first fight with a pivotal moment in Round 9 where he knock down Fury with 14 unanswered punches. Dis round make de difference on de scorecards. Fury believe say he deserved de decision, but he know say de fight be close enough.
Fury, who have 34 wins and one draw in his career, say he learn from his mistake and he ready to put on a better performance. “My rematches with people, I always end up knocking them out, so I’m envisaging something similar against Usyk,” he say..
De rematch go be part of Riyadh Season 2024 and will hold at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. De WBA, WBC, and WBO titles go be on de line, but not de IBF title which Usyk vacate in June..
