Tyson Fury responds to injury claim before Oleksandr Usyk rematch

Fury looked to person breached his chemoreceptor successful his archetypal combat with Usyk but has denied helium was injured during their undisputed satellite rubric clash

Tyson Fury has denied helium suffered a breached chemoreceptor during his undisputed world rubric decision by Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury was outpointed by Usyk successful May arsenic helium suffered the archetypal nonrecreational decision of his career. The rivals volition clash again adjacent period successful their rematch with lone 3 belts connected the enactment successful Saudi Arabia. Their archetypal combat was 1 of 2 halves with Usyk taking power aft the halfway points.

He had Fury connected the ropes successful the ninth circular and astir forced the referee into stopping the combat - but the Brit rejected the proposition helium was injured. "There was thing incorrect with my nose, conscionable a spot of blood," he told TNT Sports Boxing. "You get punched connected the nose, your eyes water. It wasn't broken."

Fury volition apt commencement arsenic the underdog for the Christmas sequel - but is assured helium volition proceed his grounds successful rematches. Fury stopped John McDermott, Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder successful their respective fight. And helium said past month: "It’s really been astir 4 and fractional years – the Deontay Wilder II combat – since I was the underdog successful a fight. I’m looking guardant to a fantastic fight. Oleksandr won the archetypal combat just and square.

"It was precise adjacent past time. I’ll beryllium a spot much focussed, a deficiency of complacency and I should bash the job. Nothing drastic has to change. A spot much of the same, a spot much focused, and I volition beryllium victorious. Last clip it wasn’t my clip to triumph oregon God would person fixed maine victory. I’m precise blessed Usyk got the decision. That was meant to be, and we’re going to find retired what is meant to beryllium connected December 21.

"I judge it’s my clip this clip and each things that hap – affirmative oregon antagonistic – are lessons and we indispensable larn from these things arsenic humans, boxers, fathers and husbands. What we cognize is to spell retired determination and sound each different retired and enactment connected a amusement for the paying customer. I anticipation you guys volition bask this combat arsenic overmuch arsenic I will."

Both Fury and Usyk took to societal media past week arsenic they counted down the days until they conscionable again, with Fury posting: "Four weeks to spell to the biggest combat of the year. The biggest warring successful boxing. Me and Usyk, and I’m coming successful hot. I’m coming successful hot! Get up, can’t wait. December 21... the belts are gonna beryllium excavation again! Get up."