Tyson Fury refused to just accept he misplaced his rematch towards unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and claimed the judges gave him a “Christmas present”.
All three judges scored the battle 116-112 in Usyk’s favour, handing the Ukrainian a second successive win over the Fury.
Fury and his promoter Frank Warren had been each adamant that the Briton had finished sufficient to win the competition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
“The judges gave him a Christmas present,” Fury mentioned.
“I really feel like I gained each fights. I do know I needed to knock him out but it surely’s boxing and this occurs. There isn’t any doubt in my thoughts I gained this battle.
“Frank [Warren] had me three or 4 rounds up and lots of people had me up by at the least two.”
Fury, 36, didn’t reply any questions within the ring after the bout, selecting to move backstage the place he ultimately spoke to the media.
“I am not going to cry over spilt milk, it is over now.” Fury added.
“I have been in boxing my entire life however I am going to all the time really feel a bit bit laborious finished by – not a bit bit, rather a lot.”
Queensberry’s Warren made clear his frustration with the consequence within the ring and he continued to make his case for a Fury win afterwards.
“I am dumbfounded at how they [judges] scored it,” Warren mentioned.
“His jabbing was very good, his footwork was very good, he wasn’t sluggish. He was very evasive.”
Victory for Usyk extends his unblemished document to 23 victories and additional strengthens his declare as one of many biggest of this technology.
“Uncle Frank, I feel he’s blind,” Usyk mentioned.
“If Tyson says it’s a Christmas present then OK, thanks God, not Tyson. Thanks to my crew.”
