Tyson Fury, Usyk pass drug test after clash

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have both returned clean drug tests following their heavyweight clash, as confirmed by WADA’s routine post-fight screening.

The two heavyweights recently faced off in Saudi Arabia, with Usyk emerging victorious to unify the division.Following standard procedure, WADA conducted tests on both fighters, with neither showing any signs of doping – a result that was widely anticipated.

Usyk has continued his remarkable ascent in the boxing world, having moved up from cruiserweight to heavyweight, and after defeating Anthony Joshua twice, he handed Fury his first professional loss by winning on points.

A rematch between Fury and Usyk has been set, with Turki Alalshikh announcing that it will take place on December 21. “The world will watch another historical fight again,” he proclaimed on social media.

While Alalshikh did not specify a venue for the rematch, he mentioned it would occur “during Riyadh Season”, an annual entertainment festival launched in 2019 that has become a stage for major boxing events.

Usyk expressed his gratitude and joy following the match, stating: “Thank you so much for my team. It’s a big opportunity for my family, for my country. I’m very happy. My people will be very happy I think, it’s a big win, not only for me, it’s a big win for my country, for soldiers who now defend my country. I think my father now is watching over me and is very happy. Dad, I love you. I can, you told me I can.”

However, Fury disagreed with the judges’ decision, asserting: “I believe I won that fight. I believe he won a few rounds but I won more of them.”

He continued: “Make no mistake I won that fight and I’ll be back. We go back to our families and we run it back in October. I’m not going to sit here and cry and make excuses.”

Krassyuk, Usyk’s promoter, was open to the idea of a rematch, saying: “Yeah of course. I am ready for rematch,” He also commented on his experience during the fight: “I’m exhausted, I was backing Usyk the whole fight. No disrespect to the referee, I think he stopped the KO in the ninth. It was a tremendous performance, something unbelievable. I hope to see more in the rematch.”