Oleksandr Usyk aims sly dig at Tyson Fury with ‘wife’ response after revealing secret to victory in final rounds … after Gypsy King claimed he had not spoken to Paris in THREE months before big fight [Video]

05:47 EST 22 Dec 2024, updated 07:47 EST 22 Dec 2024

Oleksandr Usyk suggested his wife was responsible for his victory over Tyson Fury in a subtle dig at the Brit – after the Gypsy King ignored his beloved Paris for three months. 

Fury locked himself away in an intensive camp and claimed he had not spoken to his wife Paris, who he married in 2008 and has seven kids with. 

The pair were finally reunited on Thursday night at the pre-fight press conference but their coalition did not inspire Fury to victory on Saturday in Riyadh.

Usyk won 116-112 on all three of the judges’ scorecards to retain his WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight belts, winning 16 of the last 18 available rounds in the second half of the fight. 

Asked what the key to that stamina was, he said: ‘I don’t know, maybe I train. Good prepare. My wife helps me (smiles). 

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