Tyson Fury has vowed to “annihilate” Oleksandr Usyk when they meet for a second time in Riyadh this Saturday. Moreover, he suggested that he does not believe he will be leaving the boxing world any time soon.
Fury suffered the only defeat of his 36-fight career in May when he lost a split decision to Usyk who won the WBC title and retained his WBA, IBF, and WBO straps to unify the heavyweight division for the first time in 24 years.
The IBF title is no longer at stake after it was stripped from Usyk and awarded to Daniel Dubois, ending his brief reign as undisputed champion. Speaking ahead of the rematch, Fury claimed that he is ready to avenge that defeat to an opponent he has disparagingly nicknamed “Rabbit” – calling it a first step before taking out the rest of his rivals.
He had this to say:
“Just for the record, I’m going to absolutely annihilate. I was very happy with the performance [in the first fight]. I didn’t get the result I wanted, but I was happy overall with what I did. It wasn’t any different to what I thought it would be. He was easier to hit.”
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