Tyson Fury fires 'ugly' insult at Oleksandr Usyk before boxing press conference

Fury had been expected to face Usyk in December, with the Gypsy King previously confident that fight would go ahead as planned.

However, with the 35-year-old needing more time to recover from his recent victory over Francis Ngannou, that's led to a delay.

Fury had been hoping to breeze past Ngannou when the duo recently faced off in Saudi Arabia.

However, the 35-year-old was floored in round three and, though he eventually won via split decision, was left reeling by his opponent.

Fury and Usyk will now confirm a new date for their boxing match at a special event in London.

And, prior to announcing their fight, Fury has taken the chance to aim a few insults at his upcoming opponent.

The 35-year-old, who is no stranger to mincing his words, branded Usyk an 'ugly little sausage man' while they prepared to speak in front of the cameras.

Fury had started the exchange with Usyk's camp by simply shouting the word 'sausage'.

The Ukrainian's entourage took it well and light-heartedly repeated the word.

Fury then continued: "Usyk's a sausage. Ugly boy. You little man. Ugly little sausage man."

Per the Daily Mail, he then kept calling back 'shut up sausage' before making his way backstage.

Fury has frequently used the word 'sausage' when talking about Usyk and everybody seemed to see the funny side.

Who ends up laughing next year, however, will be fascinating to see.

Fury had, until recently, been the strong favourite to win given he's won 34 of his 35 fights so far.

The worrying nature of his performance against Ngannou, though, has some sections of the boxing world fearing the worst.

Usyk is also undefeated in his career so far, with the 35-year-old winning all 21 of his career fights.

That has included two victories over Anthony Joshua, who is primed to face Otto Wallin on December 23 - the same night Fury and Usyk had originally been intended to fight on.

Usyk was recently asked how he feels about exchanging words with Fury.

And the Ukrainian made it clear he 'loved' his rival, despite the hostilities of their relationship.

"Maybe Tyson Fury wants to insult me in such a way, by saying different inappropriate things about me.

"But look, for a guy who was raised in a village with Usyk [meaning little moustache] as a last name and with a gap between my front teeth, I heard so many insults about myself that at some point I started flipping them over and making them my achievements."

He added: "I love this incredible person.

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"As a human being I feel no hostility towards him. I simply love people including Tyson Fury."

Fury and Usyk shared a big hug after the former's win over Ngannou at the end of last month.

And the Briton admitted he 'needed' it after his narrow victory.

"Come on then. Hugh it out. Come on, give me a hug brother," he said at the time.

After they embraced, he added: "I needed that."