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TYSON FURY has broken his silence after suffering yet more undisputed heartache at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk.The Gypsy King had his dream of becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion in nearly 25 years shattered by the slick southpaw last month.Tyson Fury faced Oleksandr Usyk for all the heavyweight marbles last monthCredit: GETTYFury suffered a split decision loss to the slick Ukrainian in the historic showdownCredit: GETTYFury has suffered more heartache as their December rematch won’t be all the belts as Usyk has vacated the IBF titleCredit: REUTERSFury, 35, suffered a split decision defeat in the historic Saudi straightener but will have the opportunity to exact his revenge on the Ukrainian in December.But he won’t be able to win all the heavyweight marbles as former pound-for-pound king Usyk vacated the IBF heavyweight strap earlier this week.Fury, however, seemingly isn’t fussed and is focused solely on avenging his first-ever professional loss more than holding all the heavyweight hardware.In an impromptu FaceTime with Saudi bigwig Turki Alalshikh and rival Anthony Joshua, he roared: “I’ll get it done. I’ll get the f***ing job done.”READ MORE ON FURYJoshua, who suffered back-to-back defeats to Usyk sternly replied: “No you won’t – but either way, I’m waiting for you.”A defiant Fury responded to AJ’s verbal jab by saying: “I’m gonna get the job done.”Fury was shocked when the judges anointed Usyk as the first undisputed king of the heavyweights since Lennox Lewis.He recently said of the verdict: “I thought I boxed his head right off him for most of the rounds.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS“He landed a good punch in round reight, that busted my nose. “In round nine he had a 10-8 round, and I gave him round ten.Watch Tyson Fury train as he reveals he’s in uncharted territory for first time ever ahead of Oleksandr Usyk rematch “Other than that I didn’t give him any other rounds, I gave him rounds eight, nine and ten.My problem in that fight was that it was probably too easy.“At times it was too easy, it was like I was in there with a local amateur boxer and I was enjoying it too much and messing around.”And for that I paid the ultimate price in round nine when I had too much fun and got clipped.“I was always told, ‘Never mix your work with having fun.’ And I always gave my middle finger up to that.”But now it has come back to bite me. I still enjoyed it, thought, it was all good.”Fury will renew his rivalry with Usyk in another Riyadh rumble on December 21 and is confident of getting the job done second time around.He added: “I have watched the fight back lots of times and still have the same answer, I thought I did enough and won the fight. Usyk knows he didn’t beat me.“It was close enough, one judge had me winning by a round and one judge had him winning by a round. And then the final one made the decision.READ MORE SUN STORIES“I have to get him out of there because I won’t get a decision, which is unfortunate because it’s hard enough to win a fight, let alone winning it when you have you knock someone out.“But I am confident and looking forward to the challenge.”Tyson Fury will have the opportunity to exact his revenge on Usyk on December 21Credit: PA More

ANTHONY JOSHUA took aim at Tyson Fury in an impromptu FaceTime with his long-time rival.AJ was put in touch with The Gypsy King on Wednesday just hours after the announcement of his September showdown with Daniel Dubois.Anthony Joshua had an impromptu FaceTime with rival Tyson FuryCredit: X@TURKIALALSHIKHSaudi boxing bigwig Turki Alalshikh urged Fury to beat Oleksandr Usyk so he can face AJ nextCredit: X@TURKIALALSHIKHJoshua had some choice words for Fury, who he branded a tomatoCredit: X@TURKIALALSHIKHJoshua, 34, had not long finished deriding Fury for his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk last month and branding him an “idiot” when Saudi boxing kingpin Turki Alalshikh decided to FaceTime the former WBC heavyweight champion.And he didn’t mince his words after Alalshikh told Fury the Watford warrior is lying in wait for him.Joshua said: “I’m waiting for you, I’m waiting for you.”Fury, 35, promptly replied: “Go on, I’ll get it done. I’ll get the f***ing job done.”READ MORE ON JOSHUAAmid all the laughter, Joshua sternly replied: “No you won’t – but either way, I’m waiting for you.”Fury, who will look to get the better of Usyk at the second time of asking on December 21, defiantly responded: “I’m gonna get the job done.”Joshua re-emphasised the domestic pot of gold awaiting the Wythenshawe warrior, saying: “Either way, I’m waiting for you.””Look,” Fury said in response to Alalshikh’s excitement at their long-overdue Battle of Britain. “I’ll get it done first and then I’ll fight him there.”Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSJoshua seemingly grew sick of Fury’s repeated vows to avenge his first professional loss, saying: “Stop using this [points to mouth] and use these raises up his fists].”Fury, who is already back in the gym preparing for Usyk, replied: “I’ll use them both on your face, you big ugly dosser.”Watch Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois’ intense first face-off ahead of blockbuster British fight”Shut up,” former two-time unified champion Joshua responded. “You look like a tomato.”Put some sunscreen on, you idiot. You look like a tomato.”Alalshikh began to wind down the call by promising to see Fury on Thursday, which prompted AJ to say: “Oi, I’ll see you tomorrow [too].”I’ll be waiting here as well.”Boxing fans around the world have been waiting for the best part of a decade for a Battle of Britain between Joshua and Fury to come to fruition.How AJ punched his way to the topANTHONY JOSHUA punched his way to the top of the world before being knocked off his perch.And AJ admits he’ll be crossing his fingers for Fury to exact his revenge on Usyk in their end-of-year Riyadh rumble.He said: “I want him to win the rematch, in a way. “I don’t mind any more whether he wins or loses. I just want to fight him.”It’s been dragging on. Fury ducks a lot of people, he doesn’t fight many people, many top-tier people.READ MORE SUN STORIES”He needs to get on with it and come and fight me and stop wasting my time.”I don’t want to wait until I’m 40, 41, 42 to fight him.”Anthony Joshua will be rooting for Tyson Fury to win his rematch with Oleksandr UsykCredit: Getty More

ANTHONY JOSHUA is sick of “idiot” Tyson Fury disrespecting boxing, is glad Oleksandr Usyk “spanked” him — and still hopes for the chance to punish him himself.The 34-year-old 2012 Olympic gold medallist was at Wembley on Wednesday to announce his September 21 IBF world heavyweight title shootout with Daniel Dubois.Tyson Fury fought Oleksandr Usyk for all the heavyweight marbles in JuneCredit: PAThe Gypsy King’s dream of becoming undisputed heavyweight king was shattered by the UkrainianCredit: GETTYFury was made to eat all of the negative words he aimed Usyk’s wayCredit: PALong-time Brit rival Anthony Joshua was happy to see Usyk do a number on the Gypsy KingCredit: GETTYBut he was more interested in reigniting his war of words with the Gypsy King, 35, and accusing the Mancunian of being a stain on the sport.The Watford hulk was ringside in Riyadh last month to watch Fury get his nose smashed and his dreams shattered, with Usyk being crowned undisputed king ahead of him.And, instead of offering his heartfelt commiserations, Joshua — usually the mild-mannered diplomat of the noble art — went both barrels.And he growled at Wembley Arena: “I’m glad Fury isn’t the undisputed champion. I just think he’s an idiot.READ MORE ON AJ“If it was someone else I might think it was a shame.“I’ve always said he’s an idiot, he’s very disrespectful.“Not in a way I care but I just feel like he thinks by stepping on other people that makes him feel better.“I’m in competition with no one. I’m in my own lane but he has to step on people to make himself feel good, and that’s not good.Most read in BoxingBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS“The way he disrespected Usyk, calling him a little rabbit and a middleweight, it’s not good for the sport.“If I respect you and you respect me we can lift this sport up and people think we are two of the most elite fighters in the world.Winner of AJ vs Dubois will get a huge reward“But Fury will step on you and make you look like a guy who’s just walked out of the pub and he’s not on your level.“Then he goes and gets spanked — he deserves it.” Ukrainian hero Usyk — who has now given up his IBF belt “as a gift to Joshua and Dubois” — triumphed with a split decision after Fury threw away the early rounds, dominated four to seven, but was then bashed up for the final sessions.Fury was gracious and generous in the immediate aftermath.But he has since said he was robbed by the officials, the fight was too easy and compared the Olympic gold medal winner and former cruiserweight undisputed boss to a local amateur slugger.It is that sort of nonsense that has infuriated AJ — who has lost two Usyk decisions graciously — and he hopes Fury’s December 21 rematch and his Dubois bout lead to the warring pair finally settling their differences.Anthony Joshua faces Daniel Dubois in a huge domestic dust-up on September 21Credit: GETTYAddressing Fury’s trash talk, he said: “It’s up to him what he says.“Usyk is a good fighter, there is no denying it. Just give him his flowers and move on.“I want him to win the rematch, in a way. “I don’t mind any more whether he wins or loses. I just want to fight him.“It’s been dragging on. Fury ducks a lot of people, he doesn’t fight many people, many top-tier people.READ MORE SUN STORIES“He needs to get on with it and come and fight me and stop wasting my time.“I don’t want to wait until I’m 40, 41, 42 to fight him.”Anthony Joshua still hopes to share the ring with Tyson FuryCredit: Getty More

ANTHONY JOSHUA and Daniel Dubois almost came to blows three months before their world title super-fight.The heavyweight Londoners will clash on September 21 at a glittering Wembley stadium – in front of the biggest audience in the ground’s history – for a mega-money purse.Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois almost came to blowsCredit: GettyBut they almost kicked-off the rivalry early in the dark and dingy bowels of the little arena next door before 34-year-old AJ walked away from the scene.And the two-time champ warned the wonderboy eight years his junior that he was a dangerous street fighter – survivings scrapes on the streets and with the law – long before he was a celebrated boxer and respected OBE“Yeah we had a bit of aggro,” the London 2012 legend grinned. “It’s good.“There are two aspects to it, the competitive side, the Queensberry Rules of boxing. But there is also the instinct that one has, as a fighter.READ MORE IN BOXING“And that is just how it is. Before I boxed, I was a good fighter, that’s an instinct you have when someone calls you out.“He said ‘let’s go now’. And I said: ‘let’s go then’. No security, I just stepped away, I thought I would be the bigger man.”Dubois put the tense situation down to the brutal jet lag he was suffering after a 12-hour flight back from Copacabana beach in Brazil.The 26-year-old Adonis had to cut short a busman’s holiday training and recovering in the South American paradise to zoom back to London to announce their clash.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSJoshua vs Dubois full Wembley fight card Anthony Joshua vs Daniel DuboisAnthony Cacace vs Josh WarringtonJoshua Buatsi vs Willy HutchinsonHamzah Sheeraz vs Tyler DennyJosh Kelly vs Liam SmithMark Chamberlain vs Josh PadleyAnd that helped spark a fractious moment with the superstar he was once taken up to Sheffield to help with sparring sessions, nine years ago, before he became a legend of British sport.“I was jet-lagged that was all,” the powerhouse said.Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois will fight for IBF heavyweight world title on September 21 as Usyk LEAKS mammoth fight“My mind was not in the right place, but it was all good and all part of the fun and getting into the groove.”Hall-of-fame promoter Frank Warren – who missed out on AJ’s professional signature after his 2012 coronation – is the mastermind behind Dubois’ career.And he witnessed the opening round unfold and he reckons his man has the upperhand already for a fight that has all the ingredients to be a red-hot firefight.“It just nearly went off upstairs,” he purred a couple of days before the gold-dust tickets go on sale.“But you will have to wait until the film goes out to see it. It was quite lively. We did a face-off around a table and it got a bit spicy.”And Warren’s promotional opposite number Eddie Hearn revealed the tension was so high the pair had to be pulled apart.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe told The Stomping Ground: “It was at the end when they said, ‘September 21st and not before,’ and Daniel said, ‘Well if you want to go now, I’ll go now.’ “AJ said, ‘Do you want me to smash this chair across your face? Don’t ever disrespect me like that again.’ And he went for him. They had to be pulled apart.”Joshua stares Dubois downCredit: Getty More

ANTHONY JOSHUA will fight Daniel Dubois at Wembley in September for the IBF heavyweight world title, it has been announced.And the winner will face either Tyson Fury or Oleksandr Usyk with the chance to become undisputed champion of the world.Anthony Joshua will fight Daniel Dubois in SeptemberCredit: ReutersThe pair will collide at Wembley Stadium in an extravagant showCredit: GettyThe winner will take on either Oleksandr Usyk or Tyson FuryCredit: GettyBrit stars AJ and Dubois will collide on Saturday 21 September at Wembley Stadium.The clash will mark Joshua’s fourth outing at the home of English football.While it will be Dubois’ first time fighting under the arch.The winner will also take the IBF title, with Usyk revealing he has either been stripped or given up the belt.READ MORE IN BOXINGBut more significantly, it will set up a heavyweight showdown against either Fury or Usyk.The two kings of the division are rematching in Saudi Arabia on December 21, with Usyk inflicting the first defeat of Fury’s career in May.And one of Joshua or Dubois will get the chance to step in and fight for all the heavyweight titles next year.AJ had previously been tipped to battle Deontay Wilder in a money-spinning fight.Most read in BoxingCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSBut the American suffered a surprise defeat to Joseph Parker last Christmas before losing to Zhilei Zhang earlier this month, ending his chances of a match.It saw Dubois emerge as the obvious contender after he bounced back from his Joe Joyce and Oleksandr Usyk defeats with fine wins over Jarrell Miller and Filip Hrgovic.Anthony Joshua leaves fans wincing as he shares video of bizarre ‘hot cupping’ treatmentBut there will be other surprises in September’s Wembley battle as part of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season.Rap star Eminem is performing at August’s WBA super welterweight title clash between Terrence Crawford and Israil Madrimov in Los Angeles.And a major musical artist will also be part of Joshua vs Dubois to make the occasion even grander.As well as a concert, two giant parks for kids will be installed around Wembley to create a family atmosphere.There is also a stacked undercard for boxing purists to enjoy throughout the evening.The most eye-catching clash is the light-heavyweight interim title clash between Joshua Buatsi and Willy Hutchinson.And there is also an IBF super-featherweight title fight between Anthony Cacace and Josh Warrington.Undercard for Joshua vs DuboisCacace vs WarringtonBuatsi vs HutchinsonSmith vs SmithDenneyr vs SheerazChambo vs PadleyHow AJ punched his way to the topANTHONY JOSHUA punched his way to the top of the world before being knocked off his perch. More