Inside Oleksandr Usyk's training camp: Heavyweight champion reveals unconventional plan to beat Tyson Fury again in Saudi Arabia showdown
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What do you give the man who's conquered it all? For Oleksandr Usyk, the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era, Christmas is about cherishing life's simplest joys. With his highly anticipated rematch against Tyson Fury looming on December 21 in Saudi Arabia, Mail Sport returned to Usyk's training camp in Spain. The gym, now adorned with a bold 'Undisputed' banner on the back wall and action shots of Usyk peppering Fury with jabs next to the ring, felt as welcoming as ever.
![[Mail Sport joined Usyk in camp ahead of his rematch with Tyson Fury on December 21]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/29/09/92616353-14139841-image-m-15_1732873119210.jpg)
After an intense training session that ended with a burst of cardio and a competitive game of tennis on the indoor court, we joined Usyk at the corner of the ring to talk life, boxing, and, surprisingly, Christmas. Between stories of his mischievous youth, his thoughts on social media trolls, and why he doesn't believe in chasing knockouts, Usyk swapped gifts with Mail Sport and even belted out a few Christmas carols - Santa hat firmly in place.
![[Uysk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era in May, stripping Fury of his WBC title to etch his name into the history books as one of boxing's all-time greats]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/02/17/92707499-14139841-Uysk_became_the_first_undisputed_heavyweight_champion_of_the_fou-m-29_1733159636676.jpg)
True to form, the Ukrainian has shown nothing but respect in the lead-up to his rematch with Fury. But there was a time when the heavyweight champion may have found himself on the naughty list - having confessed to swiping apples from a neighbouring farm as a boy.
![[Between stories of his mischievous youth, his thoughts on social media trolls, and why he doesn't believe in chasing knockouts, Usyk swapped gifts with Mail Sport]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/14/23/92616355-14139841-Between_stories_of_his_mischievous_youth_his_thoughts_on_social_-m-19_1734218423192.jpg)
'I would steal a lot when I was younger. It was because I grew up in the streets. We would steal apples, we would steal chocolate, we would steal cake. Now, I understand it's bad to steal but back then, wow, yeah I would steal everything. Oleksandr Usyk opened Christmas presents and spoke about his wish list with Mail Sport.
![[The Ukrainian has shown nothing but respect in the lead-up to his rematch with Fury]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/02/16/92616363-14139841-image-a-15_1733157338692.jpg)
