Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
Queensbury promoter Frank Warren has defended Tyson Fury’s unsavory postfight comments following the Brit’s unsuccessful attempt to become undisputed heavyweight champion. Fury suffered the first defeat of his professional career to Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
With an endorsement from the man who’s carried the mythical title for the past few years, undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has elevated to boxing’s pound-for-pound king.
Tyson Fury will exercise his rematch clause and fight newly-minted undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk again in October.
Promoter Alex Krassyuk has dispelled fears of a severe jaw injury following Oleksandr Usyk’s crowning moment of glory against Tyson Fury in Riyadh to claim the undisputed heavyweight title.
Tyson Fury is the ultimate “1 of 1” heavyweight champion. There’s never been, and presumably will never be, another like him. He’s listed at six-foot-nine, has a dad bod even at the end of a great training camp, has the hand speed of a middleweight, can get knocked down by blown-up cruiserweights or by MMA dudes boxing for the first time, can get up from Deontay Wilder’s best two-punch combination, displays the fleet-footed grace of Muhammad Ali one minute and the oafishness of Primo Carnera the next — and this is all before even mentioning his personality.
Matt Christie revisits the undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk's best performances, and ranks them from 10 to 1
Another day, another embarrassment in which John Fury was at the centre. His 35-year-old son may be just days away from a career-defining victory that would enhance his status as one of the very finest heavyweights of all time, but John Fury – not unlike in much of the documentary footage surrounding his prizefighter son Tyson – was apparently unable to resist again attempting to be the centre of the world.
Carl Frampton has urged Tyson Fury to pursue a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk after watching him “throw victory away”. Usyk won their undisputed heavyweight title fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – where Frampton was ringside – but had to come from behind to do so after a difficult opening six rounds.
For those curious about the evolving fan experience on fight night in Saudi Arabia, when BoxingScene arrived at the remote Kingdom Arena for Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk there were fans having a flag confiscated, despite theirs being a flag dedicated to Usyk, and not Ukraine. For those curious about the potential evolution – or lack thereof – of narcissism’s John Fury, he could again be seen front and centre when his son first arrived at the arena, and then when the then-WBC heavyweight champion made his way to the ring.