Tyson Fury fires X-rated warning to Oleksandr Usyk as rematch plan revealed

Anticipation is building for this month's rematch between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk as the two fighters prepare to face off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Usyk defeated Fury in May via a split decision to condemn the Gypsy King to his first defeat of his professional career. The Ukrainian was the better fighter on the night, landing a number of left-handed swipes on Fury's jaw.

The referee was forced to administer a count when Usyk put Fury into the ropes. An eight-count from the referee followed in the ninth round before Usyk was named the winner.

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On December 21, the heavyweight giants will meet again. Ahead of the bout, Usyk and Fury sat down with their promoters Alexander Krassyuk and Frank Warren in their first verbal battle in the build-up to the fight.

During the face-off, the pair discussed the 'punch from the Gods' from Usyk that rocked Fury. "He could have punched me with that shot a million times and it might have had an effect but he punched me with it and it had an effect and that was great for him," the British fighter said.

"It was perfect, Tyson was good at escaping," Usyk replied. Clearly irritated at Usyk's response, Fury said: "You had your little chance to knock me out and you couldn't do it b**** could you? Hit me with ten shots in a row and couldn't do it."

He later added: "You couldn't even put me down after being on Bambi legs. You hit me with ten shots, ten clean shots on the chin. No canvas touch.

"You're f**** in the rematch. Like Tupac said, 'You hit me with your best shots and couldn't do f*** all.' You know