Oleksandr Usyk calls out Tyson Fury after beating Anthony Joshua in rematch
- Ukrainian makes clear he’s only interested in fighting the ‘Gypsy King’ after outpointing Britain’s Joshua to retain WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts in Jeddah
- Fury slams ‘one of the worst heavyweight title fights I’ve ever seen’ but suggests he is keen to accept Usyk’s challenge
Oleksandr Usyk threw down a challenge to Britain’s Tyson Fury on Sunday to come out of retirement and fight him for the undisputed world heavyweight boxing title.
The Ukrainian made clear he was only interested in fighting Fury after outpointing Britain’s Anthony Joshua for the second time to retain the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
WBC champion Fury announced in April he had promised his wife he would retire but has also declared an interest in fighting Joshua.
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren said this month that the “Gypsy King” was showing “itchy feet” and was keen to get back into the ring.
“I’m sure that Tyson Fury is not retired yet,” the Ukrainian told the crowd through a ringside interpreter when asked about a potential clash.
“I am convinced he wants to fight me. I want to fight him. And if I’m not fighting Tyson Fury, I’m not fighting at all.”
