Tyson Fury has promised a victory so decisive over Oleksandr Usyk that the Ukrainian will never step foot in a boxing ring again.
Fury looks to avenge his first professional defeat when he faces Usyk for a second time on Saturday in Riyadh.
‘The Gypsy King’ suffered a split decision loss in May, with Usyk becoming the undisputed heavyweight champion.
Fury will not get the chance to win the undisputed championship on Saturday, after Usyk relinquished the IBF belt, now in the grasp of Daniel Dubois.
And Fury insists he is looking to end the 37-year-old’s career when they clash for the WBC, WBA and WBO titles.
“I’m going to make him feel his 37 years for sure,” Fury told Queensberry Promotions.
“He’s going to be in there with the Gypsy King, not whoever I was last time out.”
“I’ve had a very good camp.
“I’ve sparred more than I’ve sparred in years and I’ve been able to do stuff that I’ve always been able to do, push myself.
“I’d be the first one, if I wasn’t able to do fights and stuff, I wouldn’t want to go in there and risk getting battered for a few quid extra that I wouldn’t be able to do anything with anyway.
“So if it was the case that I didn’t feel as if I wasn’t the same person, I’d be the first one to say, ‘you know what, I’m finished.’
“But I ain’t. I’m very far from that.
“I’m feeling very good and I cannot wait for the fight Saturday night.
“I’m going to end him, end his career.
“You’ll never hear about Oleksandr Usyk again after this.”
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The Brit suffered a disastrous ninth round, in which he was given a standing count after repeatedly falling into the ropes, a moment which proved crucial in deciding the result.
Saudi Arabia boxing chief, Turki Alalshikh has backed the 36-year-old to win the rematch and already laid out plans to make a trilogy between the pair.
