Oleksandr Usyk reveals what went down in THAT sixth round against Tyson Fury, why his mum wants him to quit boxing... and why he's playing with a Europa Conference League team

When Oleksandr Usyk invites me to join him for training, it’s usually in a gym, surrounded by heavy bags and sparring partners. Usyk invited Mail Sport to Katowice, a Polish city 585 miles from Kyiv, for an interview Usyk shared his fondness for Man United, reflected on his tactical approach to the Fury fight and discussed a possible trilogy with AJ before addressing the corruption in boxing Usyk joined Polissya FC's final training session before their Europa Conference League qualifier against Olimpija ‘The bout with Fury takes first place in terms of the hardest fight I have had,’ he says. ‘He chose 5 bottles and went around the village to treat people because his son won the Olympic games.’ The Gypsy King taunted Usyk throughout the fight despite being second-best on the night Though his father will not be there in person, Usyk hopes he will be equally as proud when he steps back into the ring to face Fury for a second time on December 21 in Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian scored a knockdown in the ninth as Fury found himself held up by the ropes Usyk and his team were emotional after the fight and posed with a Ukrainian flag Usyk previously said that he wants to give back to those who have suffered from the war ‘I don’t particularly want anymore rematches, but when we beat Fury for the second time and when Anthony Joshua beats Daniel Dubois, they will want to do a third fight. We have the recipe.’ Usyk has fought and defeat British heavyweight Anthony Joshua Joshua was left furious after falling to beat the Ukrainian for a second successive time Joshua was utterly furious after the conclusion of their second fight, storming out of the ring in the immediate aftermath before making a chaotic speech If beating Fury for a second time, facing AJ in a trilogy and fixing boxing wasn’t enough, Usyk has also committed to a career in Hollywood after being cast alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in ‘The Smashing Machine’, as a character called Sasha in a film which will be released in December.