 "Tyson Fury speaks to reporters following his defeat against Oleksandr Usyk in their heavyweight title rematch in Riyadh on Saturday, 21 December. Reuters")
Tyson Fury doesn’t appear too happy about suffering back-to-back defeats against Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the second one coming in a rematch on Saturday. The British professional boxer, nicknamed the ‘Gypsy King’, has accused the judges of offering Usyk a “little Christmas gift” following the Ukrainian’s victory on points in their heavyweight title rematch over the weekend.
Fury, who remains non-committal on his future, continues to insist that he had won the fight that was scored 116-112 unanimously by all three officials in favour of Usyk.
The 36-year-old had an undefeated record before his first meeting with ‘The Cat’ – a four-belt unification bout in May – but now leaves the Saudi Arabian capital with two defeats in his record.
“Listen, it is what it is. I’m not going to cry over spilt milk, it’s happened now,” said Fury.
“I know boxing, I’ve been in it all my life – you can’t change no decisions. But I feel a little bit hard done by, actually a lot.”
He added: “There was a little bit of Christmas spirit in there. He got a little Christmas gift.”
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Promoter Frank Warren also claimed victory for Fury, calling the decision “nuts”.
He said the boxer, who needed victory to trigger a trilogy fight, would need time to decide whether he will retire or return to the ring.
“That’s up to him. I mean, it’s just after a fight. Obviously emotions are running high. We’ll see,” Warren said.
“It is what it is, and we’ll have to see what happens in the future for Tyson. He’ll make up his mind.”
With AFP inputs