The Gypsy King' is desperate to avenge his defeat to the Ukrainian next weekend, but has faced calls to remove his father John from the team ahead of the sequel

Tyson Fury ’s promoter has admitted his fighter failed to “exploit” a key “weakness” in Oleksandr Usyk in May. Usyk beat Fury via split decision, handing the Briton his first professional loss and becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years.

It's been a wild year so far in the boxing ring. The first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion was crowned after Oleksandr Usyk outboxed Tyson Fury. Undisputed (at the time) super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez returned to score a spirited win over countryman Jaime Munguia before returning in September to outbox Edgar Berlanga.