Tyson Fury WILL rematch Oleksandr Usyk after shock defeat confirms promoter with date and location revealed
TYSON FURY intends to rematch Oleksandr Usyk.
The Gypsy King was dethroned in Saudi Arabia by Usyk, who became the first four-belt undisputed champion.
A repeat fight was already included in the original contract - although Fury refused to commit to it in the aftermath of his first loss.
But now his promoter Frank Warren has confirmed that the beaten British superstar intends to invoke his right to a rematch.
Warren said on talkSPORT: "He's back here, he's recuperating and his mood is that he wants the rematch and that's already signed for so it will happen."
The Hall of Famer added that the rematch is being eyed for October back in Riyadh.
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Fury - who lost his WBC belt - insisted he was worthy of the win during his immediate interview after the result was read out.
And he bizarrely cited Ukraine's war with Russia as a reason the judges gave him the verdict.
Fury, 35, said: “His country is at war, so people are siding with the country at war."
But Warren hit back in defence: “I get quite angry. I’ve just got back and I’m reading some of the reports.
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"Tyson is bipolar. If you go on the NHS site and look at what the symptoms are of bipolar, some of the things is saying exactly what is on your mind.
“If it’s in your mind, you say it. That is one of the symptoms, unfortunately.”
Warren added: “Tyson, you look at him immediately after that fight, he kisses [Usyk] at least three times on the forehead and on the cheek.
“With Tyson, he’s said in the past, ‘I’ve retired’. And a couple of months later, ‘I’m fighting again’. That’s unfortunately one of the things that happens with people who suffer from a dreadful illness.
“It was called manic depression years ago, now it’s called bipolar. It’s all well documented the problems he’s had down the years. Tyson is a warrior."