After an early victory in the tenth round over the former British challenger Derek Chisora (33-13, 23 KOs), the WBC heavyweight champion (over 101.6 kg) from Britain Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) held a press conference.
Answering questions from representatives of the world media, Tyson spoke about his likely future opponent in the fight for the title of the absolute world champion of the heavyweight division, the owner of three IBF / WBO / WBA titles Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs).
"Hopefully we'll see the biggest year of my career. 2023. We'll get the big fights that the fans are really craving. First of all, let's talk about Usyk because now I can already. Before that, I'd been asked a million questions about Usyk when I needed to beat Chisora. As you saw today, Chisora is not easy trash at all. So I'm ready to go against Usyk next time, whether it's in Saudi Arabia or here in Britain. Both places will be fantastic. Usyk — is a good fighter and when he fights me we'll see if he's overrated. That's what I can say."
"Actually, Usyk is older than me. He's 35, I'm 34. So if we were 22, it might be different, but he's an old man. He's got 300+ fights. He's also worn out. He's got about 250 thousand miles on the odometer. He's got 315 or something amateur fights. He's got about 20 pro fights. And I don't believe he has the best footwork in boxing. I don't believe he's faster than me."
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