The rematch with Usyk came more than six years into Fury’s previous comeback, when he returned to the sport in 2018 following a 31-month hiatus. His first fight back was a soft touch in Sefer Seferi, whom Fury stopped in four rounds. It was followed by a 10-round shutout of Francesco Pianeta less than three months later, before he entered the first real test of his return, the first of three fights with then-unbeaten WBC heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder.