A bizarre, sedate press conference between unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury culminated with the Brit announcing that he looked 'like Shrek' in photos that Usyk asked him to autograph . With their highly anticipated rematch set to take place in just under two months, the two heavyweights faced off at a press conference in London to promote the bout, which will take place on the 21st of December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Both fighters have been known for their theatrics in the past, and the press conference on Wednesday began in typically unusual fashion as Fury chose Aqua's 'Barbie Girl' for his walkout tune, before Usyk emerged dressed as Agent 47 from the 'Hitman' franchise carrying a black briefcase.
Oleksandr Usyk had a briefcase on the table for the press conference with Tyson Fury and he eventually revealed what was inside. The pair then had very little to say once the press conference actually got underway, with both fighters jokingly giving one-word answers to many of the questions posed by presenter Dev Sahni. But the highlight of the event occurred when Sahni asked Usyk what he had in his briefcase , to which the Ukrainian silently pulled out two photos of the pair during their previous heavyweight clash and walked over to Fury to get him to sign them.
"I look like Shrek," Fury jokingly said, before going on to explain what was in the other picture he was asked to sign. Usyk's manager, Egis Kilmas, then quipped that "you will find it tomorrow.