Tyson Fury breaks silence as boxing star reveals reaction to disappointing Oleksandr Usyk defeat
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Tyson Fury has declared that he should have won his fight with Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh on Saturday night.
The boxing star was beaten by unanimous decision at the Kingdom Arena, with Usyk preserving his 100 per cent unbeaten record as a professional in the process.
Fury performed well, certainly far better than in their first showdown back in May.
Yet it was Usyk who was crowned as the winner, with the 37-year-old finishing strongly after a sluggish start.
Tyson Fury has declared that he should have won his fight with Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh on Saturday night
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After the bout, Fury was visibly furious.
He decided not to offer his verdict on the showdown and instead walked away from the ring, while Daniel Dubois gatecrashed Usyk's interview.
Fury has been filmed talking to his former coach, Ben Davison, backstage following the clash.
And the 36-year-old has insisted that he deserved to win, rather than his rival.
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"I swear to God I thought I won it by at least three rounds," said the Briton, who has now lost a professional boxing match for a second time.
Fury's downbeat reaction was in stark contrast to Usyk's.
The 37-year-old has now beaten the Briton twice, having overcome the likes of Dubois, Tony Bellew and Anthony Joshua in the past.
And Fury thanked his wife for her support after coming out on top out in the Middle East.
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“I win, thank God," he said.
“Maybe I’m training, good preparation, my wife helped me. My sons won a competition today too, in judo, my sons won a judo belt, orange and green, my son talked to me, ‘papa, you next!’ I said, ‘OK, I try.’”
Dubois called out Usyk in the immediate aftermath, insisting he wanted a rematch with the Ukrainian after his own defeat last year.
And that's something the boxing star is happy to do, with Usyk replying: “Turki, make this fight!”
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Usyk's promoter, Alex Krassyuk, has also reacted to the clash.
He said he was 'extremely proud' of the 37-year-old after coming through such a tough contest unscatched.
And he also insisted he agreed with the scores from the judges, despite Fury and his promoter, Frank Warren, being left unhappy.
"I am extremely proud," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
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"It was an encyclopedia of boxing and he showed today how boxing is constructed from the bottom to the top.
"Incredible performance. There is no time to walk away, he is happy to do this.
"I had to Fury three or four rounds. The judges gave him four. That's the fairest score it could be."
On Usyk potentially facing Dubois again, he continued: "He could be next."
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