New footage of Tyson Fury’s outraged post-fight tirade has emerged after the Gypsy King suffered a points defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday evening.
In a thrilling match where neither man refused to give an inch, it was the Ukrainian who, just like seven months ago, finished the strongest and took another victory.
Usyk became the undisputed champion by just one point in May when he earned a split-decision victory, but this time it was clearer as all three judges scored the fight 116-112 in his favor.
Fury promptly left the ring after the result was announced, after being clearly disappointed that his efforts received little recognition from the judges.
The punch statistics showed that the Brit had thrown more punches in the match, with 509 to Usyk’s 423. But Usyk landed 179 over the 12 rounds, compared to 144 by Fury.
Regardless, the Gypsy King was still furious from a damaging second defeat on the spin and let his emotions boil over in a post-fight backstage meltdown.
Tyson Fury’s angry reaction to Oleksandr Usyk’s points loss has emerged
The Briton suggested others saw the fight differently as he walked away from the ring
Usyk retained his heavyweight titles after defeating the Gypsy King on Saturday night
In a video that appeared on Xthe outburst began as he stormed out of the ring, with the Briton telling those in attendance that some people had seen the fight differently than the judges.
He said: ‘The promoters, Oscar De La Hoya… said he had four rounds ahead of me. It is what it is, you know.’
But the fireworks really started when he walked to his dressing room.
“Then it’s not a hope at all,” he added. “Every damn lap.
“Robbed there, fuck them. I thought I won it by at least three rounds.
‘I took charge [the] front foot all night.
“I’ll tell you what it is, you don’t get anything in these countries.”
Overall, Usyk landed 42 percent of his punches, while Fury lagged far behind at 28 percent.
Fury was consoled by Frank Warren (left) in the ring after the decision was announced
The Ukrainian defeated his British counterpart (left) in their long-awaited rematch
Daniel Dubois demanded a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk after his victory over Tyson Fury
At the press conference, Fury was bluntly asked what’s next for him after falling short in undisputed and then unified title fights, marking the first losses of his entire professional career.
“Maybe you’ll see me fight again, maybe not,” he replied cryptically.
But most of the boxing world suspects that we will indeed see him fight again, and ultimately against Anthony Joshua.
The domestic controversy has been discussed for almost a decade, since Fury first became champion when he dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015.
A win for the Gypsy King on Saturday night would have all but guaranteed a trilogy fight between him and Usyk, but that seems extremely unlikely in light of his defeat in Saudi Arabia.
For Usyk, a rematch against Daniel Dubois seems an attractive prospect after he defeated the Brit via ninth round knockout when they faced each other in Poland in August 2023.
Since his defeat to Usyk, Dubois has had the upper hand against Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Joshua.
Dubois still harbors a grudge after his defeat to Usyk, describing it as a ‘robbery’.
Dubois is looking forward to a rematch against Usyk after his defeat in Poland in August 2023
Usyk credited his wife Katerina for helping him beat Fury on Saturday night
It may have been a subtle swipe at Fury, who said he hadn’t even spoken to his wife Paris in three months as he prepared for the fight.
After cutting Usyk’s ring interview short, he said, “Good job tonight. I want revenge for last time’s robbery. Let’s go in here. Let’s go.’
Asked by Ade Oladipo after the fight about a possible rematch with Dubois, the undisputed champion said, “No problem.”
After the fight, Usyk suggested that his wife was responsible for his victory over Tyson Fury in a subtle dig at the Brit – after the Gypsy King ignored his beloved Paris for three months.
Fury locked himself in an intensive camp and claimed he had not spoken to his wife Paris, whom he married in 2008 and has seven children.
The pair were finally reunited at the pre-fight press conference on Thursday evening, but their coalition failed to inspire Fury to victory in Riyadh on Saturday.