Usyk sets sights on Fury after conquering Joshua
TOE TO TOE: Anthony Joshua (left) and Oleksandr Usyk slug it out in their world title fight in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday night. Usyk now wants to fight WBC champion Tyson Fury. Picture: PA
After defeating Anthony Joshua for the second time, Oleksandr Usyk has thrown down the challenge to Tyson Fury to come out of retirement and fight him for the undisputed world heavyweight boxing title.
The Ukrainian made clear he was only interested in fighting Fury after outpointing Joshua again to retain the WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO belts in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
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