Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will go to war on Dec. 21 in a rematch of their undisputed title fight from this past May.
Usyk secured victory via split- ecision to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. However, after 'The Cat' was stripped of his IBF title, their upcoming fight will not be for the title of undisputed champ.
But 'The Gypsy King' does not appear bothered by missing out on a chance to become an undisputed king. Fury, who was defeated for the first time in his career when he faced Usyk, has only one thing on his mind, payback.
The former champion was recently interviewed by TNT Sports, where he shared a preview of what fans can expect from his second fight against the Ukrainian:
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"My mission has never been undisputed. It's been other people's missions. My mission is to smash this f**ker's face right in on Saturday night. There's no chance he can beat me... I ain't got a cut this time that I'm nursing... I can do everything now. I've never been as confident in my life of smashing a f**ker's face in that I am of doing him on Saturday." [7:50-8:12]
'The Gypsy King' continued:
"Even at 36 [years old]. When people think he's f**ked, he will rise like a phoenix from the ashes... Watch me go to work on Saturday night on him. You watch it. I beat him last time, on a half mast... What I'm gonna do to him, he won't want a trilogy." [8:13-10:05]
Catch Tyson Fury's preview for the Oleksandr Usyk clash below:
Oleksandr Usyk warns Tyson Fury that he will be "different" in their rematch
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are both fully confident that they will secure victory in their upcoming heavyweight title clash, set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
It will likely be the biggest fight of both pugilists' careers to date, and 'The Gypsy King' has asserted that he will be a far more complete version of the man that faced Usyk in their first fight.
But 'The Cat' made a similar promise during a recent interview with Seconds Out, where he said:
"I'm ready for everything... Yes, Tyson will be different. Me too, because we know each other."
Catch Oleksandr Usyk discuss his Tyson Fury rematch below (3:22):