“If Tyson says it is a Christmas gift then OK, thank you God, not Tyson. Thank you to my team.”
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Fury Refuses To Accept Defeat, Calls Usyk’s Victory a ‘Christmas Gift’
Tyson Fury rejected the idea that he lost his rematch against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, claiming the judges handed his opponent a “Christmas gift.”
All three judges scored the fight 116-112 in favor of Usyk, securing the Ukrainian a second consecutive victory over Fury.
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Both Fury and his promoter, Frank Warren, insisted that the British fighter had done enough to win the bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“The judges gave him a Christmas gift,” Fury said. “I feel like I won both fights.”
“I know I had to knock him out but it’s boxing and this happens. There is no doubt in my mind I won this fight.
“Frank [Warren] had me three or four rounds up and a lot of people had me up by at least two.”
The36 years old Fury did not answer any questions in the ring after the bout, choosing to head backstage where he eventually spoke to the media.
Britain’s Tyson Fury (red) and Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk (blue) compete during their heavyweight world championship rematch at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on December 22, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
“I’m not going to cry over spilled milk, it’s over now.” Fury added.
“I’ve been in boxing my whole life but I’ll always feel a little bit hard done by – not a little bit, a lot.”
Queensberry’s Warren made clear his frustration with the result in the ring and continued to make his case for a Fury win afterwards.
“I’m dumbfounded at how they [judges] scored it,” Warren said.
“His jabbing was superb, his footwork was superb, he wasn’t slow. He was very evasive.”
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Victory for Usyk extends his unblemished record to 23 victories and further strengthens his claim as one of the greatest of this generation.
“Uncle Frank, I think he is blind,” Usyk said.
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