Oleksandr Usyk continues brutal training regime despite the postponement of his unification bout with Tyson Fury… as the Ukrainian shows he is preparing for the Gypsy King’s body shots in May

Oleksandr Usyk has continued his preparations for his highly anticipated undisputed heavyweight fight with Tyson Fury, despite the bout being postponed until May.

Usyk and Fury were scheduled to meet for all four heavyweight belts in Saudi Arabia on February 17, but the clash was postponed after Fury suffered a cutback in sparring.

It has now been moved to May 18, with both fighters having agreed to cough up £8million if they pull out.

Despite the fight now being more than three months away, Usyk showed that his preparations continue.

The Ukrainian shared a video on Instagram of himself receiving a series of body shots during a brutal workout in a gym.

Oleksandr Usyk shared a video of himself receiving a series of body shots during a training session

The heavyweight champion exhaled after taking the blows as he prepared to face Tyson Fury

The duo were due to fight in Riyadh on February 17 but were postponed after Fury suffered an injury during camp.

Usyk, who holds the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight belts, was seen clapping his training partner’s hands and exhaling after receiving the blows.

The clip appeared to illustrate Usyk’s ongoing preparations to face Fury, with the Gyspy King expected to test the Ukrainian with a series of body shots in their upcoming clash.

Usyk hit back at claims last year that he can’t handle body shots following his controversial clash with Daniel Dubois.

The world heavyweight champion retained his title by stopping Dubois in the ninth round of their August clash.

Although he dominated the fight, he was in real distress in the fifth round when he slumped to the canvas after Dubois landed a heavy shot to the waistline.

Usyk was given four minutes to recover, although his opponent was not deducted a point.

Fury had mocked his rival on social media by wearing boxing trunks that were pulled up exceptionally high – referencing the controversy over Usyk’s bags that night.

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Oleksandr Usyk (pictured) admitted he holds no grudge against Tyson Fury despite the postponement of their undisputed title fight

Tyson Fury suffered a nasty laceration above his right eye, which has postponed his next fight

While Usyk may still be preparing for Fury, he is training for a potential bout against IBF mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic.

Reports had suggested Usyk could face Hrgovic on February 17, when his flight with Fury was due to take place.

Despite the fight’s postponement, unified WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Usyk recently claimed he ‘loved’ Fury even more.

According to Sky Sports, Usyk said: ‘Of course more. Why? Because it’s the man who wears my fourth belt. It’s the man who made me famous a lot.

‘Because we, all people, must love friends, (people who are) not friends, acquaintances, all people. It’s great when you’re polite and not dirty.’

Usyk also recently revealed that he missed the birth of his fourth child to prepare for his fight with Fury.

Usyk had trained for the fight in Spain and was so focused on his preparations that he missed the birth of his daughter in Ukraine last Thursday.