Oleksandr Usyk makes "easy" claim ahead of Tyson Fury undisputed fight

Oleksandr Usyk insists beating Tyson Fury to become the undisputed heavyweight world champion will be EASY compared to winning Olympic gold.

Usyk will take on Fury on Saturday night for the chance to win four belts in a second weight division following his dominant and unbeaten campaign at cruiserweight.

But the Ukrainian believes he will never surpass the night he beat Clemente Russo to win the gold medal in London in 2012. "I have four belts coming for my four children, two for my sons and two for my daughters, one each," he said. "But my gold medal will always be better than undisputed.

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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to lock horns in a huge bout on May 18 with each fighter attempting to etch their name in boxing history as the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999. The stakes couldn't be higher as the pair will go head to head for the prestigious WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF titles.

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"Everyone who does sport - any sport, boxing, judo karate - they all dream of the Olympic Games. I know men with three World Championship medals but no Olympic gold - only bronze. I did two Olympics and only got one medal. It takes four years, my final opponent Russo had done four Olympics but still had no gold medal after 16 years.

"The Olympics takes four years but a world title belt is easy, you can get one in six months, or a year. But professional boxing is a business for some people, it’s money, belts and fame. For me, first, it is a sport." Usyk set up camp in Spain to prepare for the biggest fight in heavyweight boxing since Lennox Lewis beat Mike Tyson in 2002.

The Ukrainian is known for his unorthodox training methods which include juggling, holding his breath under water and solving complex maths problems. The latest addition to his gym is a Newton's cradle, five metal marbles on a string which Usyk believes resembles Fury's destiny. "Newton’s Cradle has already started," he added. "It can't be stopped, just like the small Ukrainian guy; Oleksandr, 'the undisputed world heavyweight champion' Usyk."