Tyson Fury Not Bothered By Loss Of IBF Title For Oleksandr Usyk Rematch

Tyson Fury isn’t concerned that his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk won’t crown the undisputed heavyweight champion.

Usyk defeated Fury by split decision to become the undisputed heavyweight champion in a massive fight. The two will rematch in December, but because Usyk is not facing his mandatory, he vacated his IBF title.

With Tyson Fury not having the chance to become the undisputed heavyweight champion again, his manager Spencer Brown says he’s not concerned that the IBF title isn’t up for grabs/

“Tyson’s not really bothered about it. The last couple of weeks, he’s enjoying himself. He’s having a great time in his life with his kids, and he just wants to put boxing behind him. Does a belt bother him? No. He’s been on various holidays to places. He doesn’t go to extravagant places – he went to Chester the other day. I saw him at the weekend in Blackpool – he had a day out with the kids. He’s not an extravagant guy. But as for the belt, it is what it is. It’s a boxing match,” Brown said (via BoxingScene)

“He will become undisputed champion. We’re 1-0 down. It’s half-time. There’s a second half. You’ve gotta remember, Usyk’s team’s the greatest team in the world. They graciously took up the rematch, and it’s just another fight – to Tyson it’s another fight, and one he will win,” Brown added.

“Belts are leather and metal, aren’t they? Do you wake up in the morning and think, ‘I want to see that fight but it’s not for the undisputed…’. Does it change your mind [about wanting to see it]? It’s a shame, but that’s the way it is. It’s life. It is what it is. Let somebody else step up and be world champion. Tyson’s not bothered,” Brown continued.

The focus for Tyson Fury is getting his hand raised and defeating Oleksandr Usyk to become the heavyweight champion again.

“Tyson’s a jovial, laughing character. He’s a really nice man. He’s not got a violent bone in his body. But we’ve already started preparing – put it that way. We’ve already started preparing – we’ve already had chats about what we’re gonna do; what went wrong. It could have gone either way – he got caught in the ninth. That sealed the fight. How much does he need to correct? It was very close, wasn’t it? We think he’ll be 25 to 40 per cent, maybe 50 per cent, better in this fight. It was a fine margin.

“He’s in a great place. He’s laughing; he’s joking. He’s took his defeat very, very well. He’s took it like a proper man, and he’s gonna come back and we’re gonna win,” Brown concluded.