- Fury refuses to accept three judges’ unanimous decision
- ‘I will believe til the day I die that I won that fight’
Tyson Fury described Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over him as a “Christmas gift” from the three judges who all scored the fight 116-112 in favour of the champion. The verdict was justifiably much more clear-cut than the split-decision ruling which had also given Usyk victory in May.
But Fury offered his contrasting belief at the post-fight press conference: “I thought I won that fight. I thought I won both fights but I’m going home with two losses on my record. There’s not much I can do about it. I can just fight my heart out.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/22/i-won-that-fight-tyson-fury-rejects-defeat-as-judges-christmas-gift-to-oleksandr-usyk
Author : Donald McRae in Riyadh
Publish date : 2024-12-22 04:05:42
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