{"id":484443,"date":"2024-06-21T09:51:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T13:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=484443"},"modified":"2024-06-21T10:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T14:16:24","slug":"tyson-fury-says-he-aims-to-knock-out-usyk-in-december","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/tyson-fury-says-he-aims-to-knock-out-usyk-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyson Fury says he aims to knock out Usyk in December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>British boxer Tyson Fury recently addressed Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, the undisputed world heavyweight champion, with a bold statement about their upcoming rematch.<\/p>\n<p>Fury said he needs to secure a knockout victory, expressing his belief that winning by a judges&#8217; decision would be challenging.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will have to knock him out because I can&#8217;t win by a judges&#8217; decision. It&#8217;s unfortunate because just winning a fight is already a tough task, let alone doing it early. But I am confident and looking forward to the challenge. I heard his jaw and eye socket are broken. Oleksandr, get yourself in shape. See you in December,&#8221; Fury was quoted as saying by journalist Michael Benson.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tyson Fury has opened up on his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk for the first time and has doubled down on his belief that he won the fight \ud83d\udde3<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with The Gypsy King? \ud83e\udd14<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FuryUsyk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FuryUsyk<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TysonFury?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TysonFury<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UsykFury2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UsykFury2<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoxingHype?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BoxingHype<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQrkzuqMZz\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/tQrkzuqMZz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IFL TV (@IFLTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IFLTV\/status\/1804069678207107147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fury&#8217;s comments come amid a turbulent period for him, highlighted by a video from June 11 showing him being escorted out of a bar in an intoxicated state. This incident followed his loss to Usyk on May 19 in a fight for the undisputed world championship held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>The highly anticipated rematch between Usyk and Fury is scheduled for December 21, once again in Riyadh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British boxer Tyson Fury recently addressed Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, the undisputed world heavyweight champion, with a bold statement about their upcoming rematch. 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