It was announced yesterday that Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will rematch on December 21st in Saudi Arabia.
The Ukrainian beat Fury by split decision in the first fight earlier this month.
But ‘The Gypsy King’ has been quick to activate the rematch clause and they will battle it out again in seven months time.
Writing for Sky Sports, Former cruiserweight world champion, Johnny Nelson believes the British heavyweight may struggle mentally for the rematch.
He wrote: ‘My main concern between now and then is Tyson’s mental appetite for this rematch, knowing that Usyk had the better of him once.’
‘Tyson is an unbelievable historian of our sport. For him to get his head around that, to get his self-belief around, that’s going to be very hard for him.’
‘If you have been at the top of the tree and you believe you’re the best in the world, no matter what, then all of a sudden somebody gets the better of you, it’s very hard to accept that.’
‘It’s very hard to think, ‘I did everything right, I prepared right, I was in amazing condition’ – the best condition we have seen him for years. So what can you change?’
The rematch between the Undisputed Champion Oleksandr Usyk and the Champion Tyson Fury is now scheduled on the 21 of December 2024 during Riyadh Season…The world will watch another historical fight again…Our commitment to boxing fans continues…We hope you enjoy it…🥊🔥🇸🇦
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) May 29, 2024
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