Oleksandr Usyk believes he’ll meet Tyson Fury subsequent to unify the heavyweight division – suggesting he’ll retire from boxing if that combat will not be made.
The undefeated Ukrainian noticed off a spirited efficiency from Anthony Joshua to seal a cut up choice win of their rematch in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night time.
Usyk efficiently defended the IBF, WBO and WBA belts he took from Joshua in London final September, including the Ring Journal title, vacated by Fury final week, to his assortment in Jeddah.
Regardless of repeatedly insisting he’s retired from boxing after his gorgeous knockout win over Dillian Whyte in April, Fury nonetheless holds he WBC title.
And Usyk is assured Fury won’t be able to withstand the chance to come back again and meet him a combat to crown the heavyweight division’s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis.
‘I’m positive that Tyson Fury will not be retired but. I’m satisfied that he desires to combat me,” Usyk mentioned after his victory. I wish to combat him and if I’m not preventing Tyson Fury, I’m not preventing in any respect.’
Having fun with the combat from dwelling, Fury delivered a fairly blunt evaluation of Usyk and Joshua’s performances earlier than signalling his intent to return to the ring and combat the undefeated Ukrainian.
‘After watching that, each of them had been s***e,’ Fury mentioned in an audio recording shared on Twitter. ‘It was one of many worst heavyweight title fights I’ve ever seen. It was bulls***. It was f***ing s****. I’d annihilate each on the identical night time. Get your chequebook out. As a result of The Gypsy King is right here to remain perpetually.’
Following his defeat, Joshua appeared to throw Usyk’s WBA and Ring Journal titles to the ground earlier than storming out of the ring. Upon his return, the Briton delivered a passionate speech to the gang the place he congratulated Usyk on a variety of events.
Joshua’s behaviour was branded disrespectful by many boxing pundits, nonetheless, together with former super-middleweight champion Carl Froch.
‘When he received the mic, he stole Usyk’s second,’ Froch informed Sky Sports activities. ‘Let’s not get too mad, he didn’t say something that will’ve offended anybody an excessive amount of, he was simply making an attempt to talk off the cuff, put his coronary heart on his sleep and hopefully he didn’t offend anyone.
‘However he did steal Usyk’s second. It was a bit unusual, I believe he was so emotionally constructed as much as win that combat, then the way in which during which he misplaced. I assumed it was an important efficiency, let’s concerning the efficiency in a minute, I don’t suppose that’ll do him any injury.
‘I didn’t like the way in which the belts received thrown. That Ring Journal received chucked down there, I by no means had that belt and I simply don’t like that, that’s disrespectful.’
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