‘Little guy’ – Tyson Fury gives first interview about Oleksandr Usyk fight being signed to Derek Chisora
Tyson Fury has now spoken for the first time about confirmation of his fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
It was confirmed last month that the WBC heavyweight world champion will meet the WBA, IBF & WBO heavyweight world champion in a undisputed showdown in the coming months in Saudi Arabia.
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Fury must first get through hit fight with Francis Ngannou on October 28, also in Riyadh.
As a result, he is currently in training camp and has not given any interviews on the announcement.
Over the weekend though, Tyson attended his younger brother Tommy Fury's win against KSI.
While at the fight, he was accosted by former foe Derek Chisora and gave a brief interview on his Instagram page - the first since it was confirmed that he will be facing Usyk.
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Fury told : “Listen I’m not really too bothered about Usyk at the moment because I’ve got big Francis to deal with.
"After that’s dealt with and I get out of there injury-free, in one piece, we’re on like Donkey Kong.
"And I’ll deal with this little guy, I’ll switch him off like a little piece of rain off my shoulder.
"But until that day, I always give every single person I ever fight 100 per cent.
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"I've been training, by the time the fight comes around, for 12 weeks.
"I usually only train for five or six weeks but I’ve been out since December.
"I’ve lost like 150lbs in four weeks just by dieting."
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