Tyson Fury has announced that he is “back in the gym” preparing for his rematch with undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on December 21 in Saudi Arabia.
The English fighter experienced the first defeat of his professional career last month, losing a split decision to Ukraine’s Usyk.
Fury, 35, says he is “relishing” the chance for revenge and shared a video on Instagram of himself training on a heavy bag.
“I’ve done everything in boxing but I ain’t come back from a loss,” Fury said.
“I relish it, the chance to come back and redeem myself. December 21st is all me, undisputed here we come.”
The rematch is still six months away, but Fury says he is “counting down the days” until he can achieve “redemption.”
Former WBC champion Fury was leading the fight before being caught by Usyk in the ninth round.
Although Fury recovered, the knockdown was enough to convince two of the three judges that Usyk had narrowly won.
The rematch was quickly announced for December, but there are doubts about whether the undisputed title will be on the line again.
The IBF is considering a request from Usyk to retain his title, as the sanctioning body had previously stated they would strip him if he did not immediately fight their mandatory challenger.
Usyk, 36, is the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era and the first since Lennox Lewis achieved the feat nearly 25 years ago.
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