TYSON FURY claimed “his country's at war so people are siding with him” after his split decision defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. The world tuned in to watch the Gypsy King and Ukrainian fight for the undisputed heavyweight crown in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. And it was Usyk who became the new king of the division courtesy of a split decision victory - despite later being rushed to hospital with a suspected broken jaw .
However, despite the majority agreeing that the result was right, Fury claimed that the war in Ukraine had an impact on their battle in the ring. Fury said: “I believe I won that fight. He won a few of those rounds but I won the majority.
“What can you do, one of them daft decisions in boxing. “We’ve all put on a good fight, the best we can do. “His country is at war so people are siding with a country at war but make no mistake, I won that fight in my opinion and I’ll be back.
I’ve got a rematch clause.” Fury added: “I’ve thanked Jesus for all the victories that he has given me, I’ve had a split decision loss to a good little man, and I thank him again. “In the mighty name of Jesus, we go back home to our families and we run it back in October.
TYSON FURY VS OLEKSANDR USYK AS IT HAPPENED: RELIVE ALL THE ACTION FROM THE UNDISPUTED WORLD TITLE THRILLER “Good luck to Oleksandr, well done and happy new year.” His promoter Frank Warren was then asked about the rematch, to which he replied: “That’s what the contract says and that’s wha.