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Tyson Fury claims he would have finished Oleksandr Usyk via KO if he knew he was rounds down: ‘I was having fun’

Tyson Fury reacts to decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk last night in Saudi Arabia.

Fury was handed the first defeated in his professional boxing career in, being dropped and almost finished by Usyk in the ninth round. Fury would have success of his own over the 12-rounds, picking up rounds of his own during the middle stages of the contest ‘The Gypsy King’ would land his own stinging shots which left Usyk visibly affected.

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Tyson Fury claims he would have finished Oleksandr Usyk via KO if he knew he was rounds down: 'I was having fun' 2

However, Fury did noy push the action during the end of the fight which costed him dearly when it was time to tally up the scores.