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Tyson Fury is coming for a KO against Oleksandr Usyk.

After suffering the first loss of his professional boxing career in May, ‘The Gypsy King’ looks to even the series when the two heavyweight warriors run it back this Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Fury came up short against the Ukrainian via a closely contested split decision. Following the fight, Fury was adamant that the judges got it wrong. When it comes to their sequel scrap on December 21, the UK superstar plans on keeping the judges out of it and making a big statement.

That comes according to boxing insider Adam Smith of Sky Sports who dished some details on how the Fury camp plans to come out on top this time around.

“Attack the body. He’s got to try and zap the energy of Usyk, but Usyk’s an amazing athlete,” Smith told Pro Boxing Fans. “His dedication is second to none, so that’s going to be hard. Also, Sugar Hill told me at the press conference in London that they’re going to go for the knockout. They have to go through him.”

Usyk puts his trio of titles on the line against Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury enters the highly anticipated rematch sporting a 34-1-1 record with 24 of his victories coming by way of KO/TKO.

As for Usyk, the Ukrainian sensation heads back to the Middle East once against ready to put his ‘O’ on the line. Usyk boasts a spotless 22-0 record with 14 knockouts. He’ll also be putting his WBA, WBC, and WBO world heavyweight titles on the line.

Following his win over Fury, Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight world titleholder in more than two decades. However, he was forced to vacate the IBF belt in June after opting to run it back with Fury rather than facing mandatory title challenger Daniel Dubois.

Oleksandr Usyk believes he and Tyson Fury will become great friends in their twilight years.

But first, two of the best heavyweight boxers in the sport’s history will square off for the second time in 2024. Returning to Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Usyk will put his WBA, WBO, and WBC heavyweight world titles on the line in one of the most anticipated rematches in boxing history.

In May, Usyk scored a stunning split decision over Fury, handing ‘The Gypsy King’ the first loss of his illustrious career. On December 21, Fury will look to even the series and take the trio of titles back home with him to the UK.

Ahead of their anticipated encounter, Usyk suggested that someday when their days of fighting are far behind them, the two heavyweight warriors will get together and reminisce about their days competing against one another over a few beers.

“These are memories that when we are going to get old, when we are going to be two old men,” Uysk told TNT Sports. “He will come to Ukraine to my ranch. We’re going to be drinking beer. and he will say, “Remember how you beat me twice?”

Will Fury suffer his second loss, or will he take Oleksandr Usyk’s ‘O’ and his gold?

Usyk goes into Saturday’s scrap with a spotless 22-0 record including 14 knockouts. Before scoring the biggest win of his career against Tyson Fury, the Ukrainian picked up victories over Derek Chisora and Daniel Dubois and earned back-to-back Ws against Anthony Joshua.

As for Fury, the big man is coming off the first loss of his career, ending his 35-fight unbeaten streak, including 34 wins and one draw.

Oleksandr Usyk plans on smacking Tyson Fury all around the ring in their highly anticipated rematch this Saturday night.

Emanating from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the reigning WBC, WBO, and WBA heavyweight world champion will put his trio of titles on the line against ‘The Gypsy King’ when the two run back their instant classic from May. On that night, Usyk scored a closely contested split decision victory over Fury to become the first undisputed heavyweight titleholder in more than two decades.

On December 21, he’ll look to establish his spot as the No. 1 P4P heavyweight in the world. To do so, Usyk plans to put a beating on Fury that he’ll be running back to the UK with a flush face.

“I want to smack his face until his cheeks go red,” Usyk said in an interview with TNT Sports.

Tyson Fury finds himself in a unique position ahead of Oleksandr Usyk rematch

Usyk did a pretty good job of smacking around Fury in their first meeting. After letting ‘The Gypsy King’ lead the dance in rounds five, six, and seven, the Ukrainian stormed back in the eighth, blasting Fury with a shot that had the big man on wobbly legs. In the next round, Usyk sent Fury crashing to the canvas for the eighth time in his illustrious career.

For Fury, the rematch puts him in a position he’s never been in before. It’ll be interesting to see how he comes off the first setback of his career.