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Tyson Fury tipped to win Oleksandr Usyk rematch by TopRank boss Todd DuBoef

Tyson Fury tipped to win Oleksandr Usyk rematch by TopRank boss Todd DuBoef

Tyson Fury has been backed to get revenge against Oleksandr Usyk in their December rematch.

The Gypsy King suffered the first loss of his career against the Ukrainian in May's world title fight but TopRank president Todd DuBoef thinks he can learn from the "hard lesson" of the bout and get redemption for the defeat.

DuBoef, the boss of Fury's co-promoters, told Sky Sports: "I was confident halfway through the fight he was going to destroy him [Usyk]. I was sitting there going what a one-sided fight this has become and then he let him off the hook. That's what I thought.

"[Fury] started off a little slow but then just got into his rhythm and I thought it was a whitewash. Then got hit with that one left hand, [which] got the eye and the nose. I think he got caught right then and struggled.

"I don't have confidence in anything. I thought I was seeing this thing that was amazing."

DuBoef felt that Fury got overly "confident" in the middle rounds of the contest and thinks that the Brit has to turn down the bravado in the ring next time.

He said: "(Fury will win) if he stays focused. If he doesn't play around.

"In those middle rounds it felt like he was just teeing off on him and I think he just got a little lackadaisical and confident.

"I think he learned a lesson and it was a hard lesson. But I also believe the other guy's going to be better this time, because he has more confidence.

"I think his personality the way he [Fury] is in the ring, is just his character. But I think he's going to not take things for granted and I think learned a hard lesson."

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