Spike O'Sullivan: Usyk to become untouchable as the best heavyweight of his generation 

Can Fury avenge the first loss of his professional life or will Usyk cement his place as arguably the pound-for-pound king of the last 30-odd years?

REMATCH: Oleksandr Usyk (left) and Tyson Fury face off during a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Picture: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Never mind the Strait of Gibraltar, the place left me in dire straits last weekend. I flew down to the rock to see Cork’s own Cathal Crowley as well as Thomas Carty fighting on the undercard of Dillian Whyte’s show there. The two boys both got the job done but the scorecards weren’t as kind to the other Irish visitor. It was Gibraltar 1 Spike 0.

Climbing up the steps of the plane back home on Tuesday it felt a lot more one-sided than that. Let’s just say I overdid it on the Spanish lager and Guinness which flowed freely post-fight. But look, ’tis the season. I can be hard on myself when I overdo it and I do agree that moderation is rarely a bad thing. But when I think back to how I’ve had to abstain through an awful lot of Christmases, I cut myself a bit of slack.