Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s minimum boxing suspensions confirmed after Gypsy King beaten in heavyweight rematch
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TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk will both have to serve customary suspensions following last night's fight. Usyk, 37, outpointed the Gypsy King once again to retain his heavyweight championship belts. After the pair fought for 12 rounds, the Ukrainian won 116-112 on all three judges' scorecards.
![[Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury for a second time last night]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/oleksandr-usyk-punches-tyson-fury-959104201_88bd57.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Following the bout, both fighters will be required to sit out for 24 days. That's because boxing chiefs dictate that fighters must miss a minimum of three days per round fought. If either man had lost via technical knockout (TKO) they would have been required to sit for a minimum of 30 days.
A TKO occurs when the referee puts a stop to the fight, compared to a knockout, which is when a fighter cannot get up before the end of the count. Had either man been knocked out, they would have been ruled out for a minimum of 60 days. Following last night's bout, Fury cast doubt over whether he will fight again.
He said: "What's next for me? I'm going home and having some time off.". BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS. READ MORE on a absolute blockbuster night in Riyadh... Pressed if the public will see him fight again, Fury cryptically added: "You might do, you might not do. Who knows?.
"We'll talk about that next year.". He also insisted that he felt he'd beaten Usyk. The Gypsy King said: "I thought I won that fight. I thought I won both fights but I’m going home with two losses on my record. There’s not much I can do about it. I can just fight my heart out.
