Tyson Fury is out to avenge his loss to Oleksandr Usyk in the rematch between the pair in December. The Ukrainian beat the Briton in the first undisputed heavyweight clash since 1999, after scoring a knock down in round nine.

Oleksandr Usyk cut a formidable figure at the prefight news conference with Tyson Fury in London on Thursday, dressed as Agent 47 from the movie "Hitman."

Oleksandr Usyk asks Tyson Fury to sign a photo of the Briton being punched in the face in their first fight during a news conference before their rematch.

World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk landed the first blow in his re-match with Tyson Fury as he got the British fighter to sign a photograph of him being punched in the face by the Ukrainian at a promotional event on Wednesday.

Dressed as a hitman, Oleksandr Usyk opened a briefcase, removed a photograph and walked over to Tyson Fury to get his heavyweight rival to sign it. The picture was of Fury receiving a big left hand to the jaw from Usyk during their May 19 fight in Saudi Arabia when the Ukrainian won by split decision to become the world’s first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years.

A suited and menacing-looking Oleksandr Usyk asked Tyson Fury to autograph a photograph of him being punched in the face in their first fight, at a news conference on Wednesday. Briton Fury, 36, lost his WBC crown by split-decision in May as Usyk became boxing's first undisputed heavyweight champion in 25 years.

Oleksandr Usyk, dressed as Agent 47 from the video game Hitman, shared a warm but strange moment with Tyson Fury in their pre-fight press conference at Whitehall on Wednesday. Both fighters are set to meet again in the ring on December 21 after Usyk beat Fury to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in May.