- Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury had a press conference on Wednesday evening
- Usyk took the chance to troll his rival ahead of their heavyweight rematch
Oleksandr Usyk wasted no time in trolling Tyson Fury at the first press conference for their heavyweight rematch on Wednesday evening.
The pair are due to meet again in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 21 after Usyk won their first fight via split decision in May.
And it was Usyk who stole the show on Wednesday as he arrived wearing a black suit and gloves while clutching a mystery briefcase.
The Ukrainian was inevitably asked what was in the briefcase, and opened it to reveal a massive photo.
He headed over to Fury’s side of the stage and placed the photo on the table before getting the Gypsy King to sign it.
Oleksandr Usyk got Tyson Fury to sign a photo of himself getting punched in the face in their first fight
He subsequently held the photo up for the assembled media in London
Usyk’s trolling came after he arrived at their press conference with a mystery briefcase
Fury saw the funny side and joked that he looked like ‘Shrek’ in the picture, as Usyk held it up for the assembled media.
It proved to be an image of Usyk landing a huge left hand on Fury during their first fight as he turned the contest in his favour.
Usyk’s trolling drew a laugh from the crowd and came just moments after he had posted an ominous warning to Fury on social media as he told his rival: ‘I will not leave you alone. Never’.
The 37-year-old has fired a couple of early proverbial punches at Fury, and appears supremely confident of getting his hand raised again when they face each other in December.
Usyk does not believe he has to change anything to beat Fury in their rematch
Asked whether he needed to alter his gameplan at all to beat Fury for a second time, Usyk simply replied: ‘No’.
That will be put to the test four nights before Christmas as Fury aims for revenge with the WBO, WBA and WBC heavyweight belts all on the line.
