Fury calls Usyk's victory "Christmas gift"

British boxer Tyson Fury dismissed his defeat after his fight with Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and said that Usyk's victory was a "Christmas gift." He added that he would believe to the end of his days that he had won this fight.

He said this at a press conference after the fight, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

"I thought I had won this fight. I thought I had won both fights, but I'm going home with two losses. I can't do anything about it. I can only fight with all my heart," he said.

The boxer said that he would consider the fight his victory and "will not cry over spilt milk."

"I will believe to the end of my days that I won that fight. I was aggressive, I was on my feet all night, landing to the body and head. Frank Warren [his promoter] knocked me down for three or four rounds. Many people thought I lasted at least two rounds. But I'm not going to cry over spilt milk. I can't change the decision. When you don't get a knockout, that's what happens: you can't guarantee a win," he commented.

When asked by a journalist whether Fury felt the "spirit" of Usyk during the fight, thanks to which, as some believe, the Ukrainian won, the boxer answered negatively.

"I didn't feel any spirit. I felt a little bit of Christmas spirit there and I think he got a Christmas gift from these judges," the Briton said.

He was also asked what he wanted to do next: "I'm going to go home and have a good Christmas. I've been away for 12 weeks working on this fight. Now I'm going to go home and enjoy it. We're going to be back home for the new year. We'll see what it brings."

As a reminder, the long-awaited fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury took place in Riyadh, in which the Ukrainian boxer won in a rematch and defended his WBC, WBA and WBO heavyweight world titles.