Former WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has the chance to avenge the lone defeat of his career when he steps through the ropes to take on unified heavyweight champion and arguable pound-for-pound number one, Oleksandr Usyk. However, ‘The Gypsy King’ has now declared that he would swerve any potential undisputed title contest with IBF title-holder Daniel Dubois, if he is able to claim redemption against his Ukrainian rival.
Fury went toe-to-toe with Oleksandr Usyk in a battle to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the century and the first of the four-belt era.
An instant classic ensued and the Brit appeared to be well on his way to a legendary win until Usyk was able to turn the tide during the eighth-round and bank the latter stages to edge a phenomenal split-decision win.
Since then, Usyk has vacated his IBF world title and Daniel Dubois has assumed position as world champion, strengthening his credibility as a heavyweight worthy of the mantle with a knockout win in first defence against Anthony Joshua in a changing of the guard display.
As such, Dubois remains hopeful that he will get a shot at the victor of the upcoming rematch between Usyk and Fury, aiming to join the elite club of undisputed heavyweight champions.
However, in an interview with iFL TV, Tyson Fury outlined why he does not wish to challenge for an IBF world title and therefore the undisputed throne, believing the sanctioning body to be ‘racist’ and threatening to burn their belt if he was ever named as their champion.
‘I would rather fight @DynamiteDubois for BRITISH TITLE than the IBF belt’ – @Tyson_Fury has absolutely RIPPED into the IBF, over falling out of the TOP 15❌ ahead of Usyk rematch.#UyskFury2#TysonFury#Uysk#DanielDubois#boxing#riyadhseason#fight#boxer#gypsyking#fighter… pic.twitter.com/Pcclxy1QSL
— IFL TV (@IFLTV) October 23, 2024
“I will beat Daniel Dubois, but I will tell you what it is – I won’t be boxing him for his belt. I would rather box him for the British title than for the IBF.
“I don’t want anything to do with it, you couldn’t give it me as a present.
“I would probably get back home and burn it, then put it on a video on YouTube, that is how much it means to me because they’re biased, obviously. They are a biased company who don’t like ‘The Gypsy King’ for whatever reason,
“They must be racist towards Travellers or something because it doesn’t add up, it is not joining together.
“You have just lost a split-decision to who some people say is the pound-for-pound number one person in the world but I am not in the top 15 of their ratings, even though I have just boxed for their belt.
“Does that make any sense? It doesn’t does it.”
“If they are not biased and they do like me, then why don’t they come out and say why I am not in their ratings then?
I’m not good enough to be in the top 15? I have just lost to the ‘best fighter in the world’ by a point but I am not good enough to be in the top 15.
“I would advise everybody to never fight for their belt again.”
Usyk-Fury II will take place on December 21st in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with yesterday’s press conference kickstarting the build-up to what is expected to be another historical encounter between the two standout heavyweights of this generation.
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