Tyson Fury makes bold Deontay Wilder vs Oleksandr Usyk claim – ‘Goodbye forever’ | Boxing | Sport

British world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has backed Deontay Wilder to knock out Oleksandr Usyk inside just five rounds. The Gypsy King is hoping to announce a return to the ring soon and is eyeing Anthony Joshua, who recently lost to Usyk in Saudi Arabia.Usyk defeated Joshua at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia, with the Ukrainian retaining his WBA (Super), WBO, IBO and IBF world titles in front of 30,000 fans. He also took home the Ring Magazine title after it was vacated by Fury following his sudden ‘retirement’. In a clash billed as the ‘Rage on the Red Sea’, Joshua showed aggressiveness but could not match the strategic wiliness of Usyk, who is unbeaten in his 20 professional contests. Two judges scored the fight 115-113 and 116-112 to Usyk, while the third gave it to Joshua 115-113.After he defeated Joshua in their anticipated rematch, Usyk appeared to be in line for a blockbuster contest against Fury after the Brit confirmed he was ‘un-retiring’ to attempt to unify the heavyweight division. However, the Ukrainian does not want to fight again in 2022 while Fury does, so their meeting will be put on the backburner for now.READ MORE: Khan shares regrets on ‘low point’ of boxing career with Neville



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