1 hour ago ‘I won that fight’: Tyson Fury rejects defeat as judges’ ‘Christmas gift’ to Oleksandr Usyk

Despite a unanimous decision against him by all three judges, Fury refuses to accept the Ukrainian fighter has now beaten him in back-to-back title bouts Tyson Fury described Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over him as a “Christmas gift” from the three judges who all scored the fight 116-112 in favour of the champion. The verdict was justifiably much more clear-cut than the split-decision ruling which had also given Usyk victory in May.But Fury offered his contrasting belief at the post-fight press conference: “I thought I won that fight. I thought I won both fights but I’m going home with two losses on my record. There’s not much I can do about it. I can just fight my heart out. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Oleksandr Usyk hits back at Frank Warren over Tyson Fury rematch criticism

Promoter Warren said he felt Fury had comfortably won the fight and called the judges’ scoring ‘nuts’

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2 hours ago Daniel Dubois demands 'revenge' for Oleksandr Usyk 'robbery' after gatecrashing interview

IBF heavyweight champion gatecrashes Usyk’s post-fight interview in Riyadh to demand his own second clash with the Ukrainian

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3 hours ago Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: AI judge score for heavyweight rematch revealed in unique experiment

Artificial Intelligence even less kind to Fury than the three human judges who scored Saturday night’s blockbuster main event in Riyadh

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3 hours ago Tyson Fury gives update on boxing future amid retirement questions after Oleksandr Usyk defeat

Second successive loss will inevitably raise questions over the 36-year-old Fury’s future in the sport

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4 hours ago Tyson Fury fumes at Oleksandr Usyk rematch defeat as Frank Warren laments 'nuts' scoring

‘Gypsy King’ and his promoter both in disbelief as he loses on points again in Riyadh, this time by unanimous decision

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4 hours ago Fury: Unanimous points loss a ‘Christmas gift’ to Oleksandr Usyk from judges

Promoter Frank Warren said he was ‘dumbfounded’ by both the result and the wide margin of victory.

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4 hours ago Tyson Fury breaks silence after storming out of the ring following Oleksandr Usyk rematch defeat to claim he WON by three rounds and suggesting he could RETIRE after cutting off wife Paris failed

In a thrilling contest where neither man refused to give an inch, it was Usyk who finished the stronger, just as he did seven months ago, to pick up a repeat victory.

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4 hours ago Tyson Fury speaks out on his future after suffering second straight defeat by Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia

Following a second successive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia with world titles on the line, Tyson Fury was naturally asked about his future in the sport.

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4 hours ago How brave Tyson Fury could not solve the Oleksandr Usyk conundrum: JEFF POWELL'S verdict on what proved decisive in the big fight

JEF POWELL IN RIYADH: The longer it went the more it became a master class from the greatest tactician and the most dazzling technician of this and many another generation.

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