Fury’s brilliant win over Deontay Wilder in their trilogy fight extended his WBC championship reign, a fortnight after Usyk won the IBF, WBA and WBO belts from Anthony Joshua.
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Wilder suffered a second successive defeat to Tyson Fury at the weekend, the WBC heavyweight champion eventually knocking the American out in the 11th round of an all-time classic in Las Vegas.
John Fury said Tyson is targeting Usyk after knocking out Deontay Wilder in 11 rounds because he wants back his old WBA, IBF and WBO belts to become undisputed champion.
The former heavyweight world champion was taken to hospital following the gruelling and brutal trilogy bout.
In their trilogy fight, The Gypsy King was dropped twice in a breath-taking fourth round, but again rose to his feet to claim the victory
The Manchester heavyweight defends his WBO title this weekend in a trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder, as the pair bring a long-lasting feud to an end.
The unbeaten British champion has taunted and tweaked Wilder throughout the buildup to their climactic showdown.
The undefeated Fury (30-0-1), who battled Wilder (42-1-1) to a draw in 2018 before taking the belt from the American 20 months ago, was the aggressor in Wednesday’s news conference, repeatedly berating the former champion.
The pair meet in Las Vegas this weekend to complete their trilogy, with Fury defending his WBC belt after claiming it off his opponent last year.
The Briton first fought the 35-year-old in 2018, when their clash ended in a controversial draw, but took the WBC title from him in a rematch in February 2020 with a seventh-round stoppage.
The British world heavyweight champion flew to Las Vegas on September 18 in order to further his preparations ahead of his fight against Wilder.
The British star lost his IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO titles to Usyk last Saturday via unanimous decision.
The pair will square off at Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London on Saturday night, with the Brit hoping to consolidate his status as unified heavyweight champion to set up an undisputed fight with Tyson Fury or Deontay Wilder.
Fury defends his WBC belt against Wilder on October 9, which could finally set up an undisputed world title showdown against Joshua.
The rival heavyweight champions were close to confirming an undisputed fight this summer, only for Deontay Wilder to successfully win his arbitration case which forced Fury into a third meeting with him.
The WBC heavyweight champion has been inactive since February 2020 but returns to the ring on 9 October for his trilogy bout against Wilder.
Fury and Joshua are both in training camp for upcoming fights with the former facing American foe Wilder in a trilogy on October 9, while the latter is taking on Oleksandr Usyk on September 25.
The IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion is due to face Oleksandr Usyk in north London next month and victory would open the door for a fiercely-anticipated showdown with Fury.
WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Joshua had appeared set for a unification showdown with fellow Briton Fury, the WBC title-holder, before a United States arbitrator in May ordered the latter to have a third bout against Deontay Wilder.
Wilder will face heavyweight world champion Fury in a trilogy fight on October 9 after the fight was pushed back from July 24 due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Fury’s training camp.