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First claiming his May decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk came off the back of the latter’s native Ukraine’s involvement in a war with neighboring, Russia, former WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury has now claimed the bout was “too easy” for him.

Fury, a former WBC heavyweight champion, headlined a massive title unification clash with the unbeaten, Usyk earlier this year in Riyadh, suffering his first professional boxing loss in a stunning decision defeat to the Ukraine star.

Dropping a split decision loss, Fury – who was dropped in the ninth round after a lengthy and furious barrage from Usyk, has already agreed to fight the latter in an immediate rematch for the championships, with the second pairing between the two slated for late December in a return to Saudi Arabia. 

Tyson Fury calls Oleksandr Usyk an “amateur boxer”

And offering up a myriad of reasons to why he lost against Usyk back in May, Morecambe native, Fury has described the undisputed champion as an “amateur” boxer, skill-wise, and claimed he has having “too much fun” in the bout.

“It [the fight] was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be, the (Oleksandr) Usyk fight,” Tyson Fury said on his podcast. “A lot easier. People saying, ‘Oh, he’s a hard man to hit.’ I was lighting him up with three, four-punch combinations, laughing at him. My problem in that fight: I probably had too much fun. It was probably too easy.”

“At times, it was too easy,” Tyson Fury explained. “It was like I was in there with a local amateur boxer, and I was just enjoying it, too much, messing around. Padi the ultimate price in round nine where I got a 10-8 round and got clipped. That’s what happens when you have too much fun. They always tell me ‘Never mix your work with having fun’ and I always gave them the middle finger, and it’s now come back to me.” 

Following his loss to Usyk, footage emerged earlier this month of Fury being escorted from a bar in his native Morecambe Bay, before hitting his head on the pavement outside the venue in the UK.

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Just weeks on from his stunning decision defeat to undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, Oleksandr Usyk, footage has emerged of former WBC heavyweight titleholder, Tyson Fury being escorted from a bar in his native Morecambe Bay by bouncers, before appearing to fall and hit his head on the sidewalk outside the venue.

Fury, a former two-time WBC heavyweight champion, headlined a massive pay-per-view card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia last month against Ukraine striker, Usyk – dropping his first professional loss in the pair’s title unification clash in the Middle East.

Finding himself on the receiving end of a rather comfortable split decision loss to Usyk, Fury was almost finished in the ninth round – afforded a standing count, however, left fans and pundits with a sour taste in their mouths after claiming Usyk was only awarded the victory due to his native Ukraine’s ongoing war with invading Russia.

Fans voice concern for ex-champion, Tyson Fury

And inking a deal to fight Usyk in an immediate title rematch in December of this year, according to Royal Saudi Court adviser, Turki Alalshikh, Fury’s preparations for his pivotal title rematch could not have gone off to a worse start.

Taking in the festivities at the Nowhere bar in his native Morecambe, Fury, 35, was filmed being escorted from the venue by a team of security personnel and bouncers, before further footage showed the giant heavyweight crawl from the venue’s entrance.

With members of ex-champion, Fury’s posse and entourage arguing outside the pub, the former heavyweight champion continues to stumble in a bid to get back to his feet, before appearing to smack his head on the pavement.

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Off the back of his stunning split decision victory over former WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury earlier this month, Ukraine star, Oleksandr Usyk has already agreed to a rematch with the British favorite, in the form of a December 21. re-run in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Officially announced by the Saudi Royal Court adviser, Turki Alalshikh confirmed how Usyk and Fury will share the ring for the second time this year, in December, during another Riyadh Season showcase.

Oleksandr Usyk set to rematch Tyson Fury in December

“The rematch between the undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk and the champion Tyson Fury is now scheduled on the 21 of December 2024 during Riyadh Season,” Alalshikh posted on his official X account. “The world will watch another historical fight again. Our commitment to boxing dans continues. We hope you enjoy it.” 

Sharing the ring earlier this month, unbeaten heavyweight star, Usyk turned in a dominant split decision victory over Morecambe Bay native, Fury in their undisputed championship fight – landing a ninth round knockdown on the former WBC heavyweight gold holder.

Handing Fury his first professional defeat, Usyk, a former cruiserweight gold holder became the first undisputed heavyweight champion in over 25 years, minting himself as the undisputed champion for the first time since the championship reigns of Lennox Lewis which began back in 1999. 

Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren – who heads up Queensberry Promotions, shared his excitement at another title fight between his client and Usyk later this year.

“I spoke to him (Tyson Fury) after the fight and obviously when he got back just to make sure he’s OK,” Warren told Sky Sports. “He was very disappointed but very philosophical. The rematch was signed before the first fight took place anyway. … both fighters said they want it and we’ll go from there.”

Who wins in a December rematch: Oleksandr Usyk or Tyson Fury?