Usyk's done it all - but heavyweight king craves more

Oleksandr Usyk is determined to fight on despite scaling every summit available to him in boxing after toppling Tyson Fury for the second time in Riyadh.

Usyk cemented his status as an all-time great in the division by emerging an emphatic winner from his rematch against Fury, with all three judges awarding him the verdict by scores of 116-112.

As an Olympic gold medallist, undisputed world champion at cruiserweight and heavyweight and undefeated in a professional career that has been fought the hard way, there are seemingly no worlds left for the Ukrainian to conquer.

While he will continue, with the winner of Daniel Dubois' IBF title defence against Joseph Parker on February 22 likely to be his next opponent, the 37-year-old has only one immediate priority.

"I still have the willpower to go further. But now I want to go home. Rest, turn off my phone," said Usyk, who has cleaned out the heavyweight division having already beaten Anthony Joshua twice as well as Dubois.

"In my house, I will sit like this, and look at the sky and look at how the trees grow," Usyk said, stretching out his arms behind him.

"Now I want to rest, not think about boxing, Dubois, Tyson Fury. Just rest and play with my children."

The second meeting between the rivals lacked the drama and momentum swings of the first, but it was another close encounter that Usyk took through his superior work rate, determination to press the fight and success with the left hand.

"Tyson Fury is my best friend. He makes me strong. He's a great opponent, a big man and tough boxer," Usyk said.

"I very respect Tyson very much. He talks a lot but it's just for show. Our 24 rounds are already history."

Fury disputed the decision, claiming Usyk had been given an early Christmas present, while promoter Frank Warren said he was "dumbfounded" by the margin of victory on the scorecards.

"Uncle Frank, I think, is blind. If Tyson says it's a Christmas gift, okay, thank you God. Listen, Frank is crazy. I win," Usyk said.

Meanwhile, Fury has been told he will have the opportunity to bounce back by taking on Joshua at Wembley.

Fury shrugged "who knows?" when pushed on whether he will continue boxing, adding he will make a decision next year having taken some time off.

Eddie Hearn, Joshua's promoter, says a Wembley showdown next year between the two Britons would be a box office smash, even if both men are coming off losses following Joshua's knock-out defeat by IBF champion Dubois in October.

"The reality is there's only one fight for Tyson Fury and that's Anthony Joshua. It's the biggest fight in the history of British boxing and everyone will want to see it," Hearn said.

"That wasn't a Tyson Fury who looked finished. It wasn't a flat performances, it wasn't a poor performance. He didn't look gun shy or like his punch resistance was in question.

"Tyson Fury is still potentially at the peak of his powers, just not good enough to beat Oleksandr Usyk.

"For me AJ against Fury is the one. One at Wembley and then back out here for Riyadh season. I will be pushing his excellency (Saudi Arabia's boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh) to make the fight."