Laura Woods forced to apologise after Tyson Fury makes X-rated claim about Oleksandr Usyk live on TNT Sports

Tyson Fury swore live on air last night as he looked ahead to his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk - and it prompted host Laura Woods to apologise for his language.

Fury was beaten for the first time in his professional boxing career when he faced Ukrainian Usyk back in May in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

On that occasion, Usyk emerged victorious following a split judges' decision, with two scoring the bout 115-112 and 114-113 in Usyk's favour as he claimed victory, while another scored 114-113 to Fury.

In winning, Usyk became the first man since Lennox Lewis to hold all the belts in the heavyweight division, though he has subsequently relinquished the IBF title.

A rematch has been arranged, with Fury and Usyk to clash once more in Riyadh, this time on December 21.

Fury's professional boxing record now stands at 34 wins, one draw and a defeat from 36 fights.

Out of Fury's 34 victories, 24 have been by knockout and 10 by decision, with the draw being the first clash he had against Deontay Wilder back in December 2018.

Usyk meanwhile is undefeated in all 22 of his fights, 14 of which have been by knockout and the other eight by decision.

Fury appeared on TNT Sports last night during coverage of the WBA featherweight title fight between Nick Ball and Ronny Rios in Liverpool.

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As he previewed the fight, Fury was asked about his upcoming rematch against Usyk, and the 36-year-old described how he is going to approach the fight.

But he rounded off his answer with an expletive, which prompted an apology from TNT Sports host Woods.

He said: "I've always been a bad man my whole life and I'm still one today at nearly 40 years old. Few years off 40, but still, I like to say that, it sounds more.

"However, I'm going to go in there with destroy mode. Last time I went to box him and I was being cautious.

"I was boxing the head right off him, let's talk facts. Anyone can get caught as we've seen in a lot of these heavyweight fights.

"But this time I'm not going for a points decision. I'm going to knock a motherf***er out. I'm not even sure if you can say that on TNT."

Woods then said: "It might be past the watershed, but I probably do have to apologise for a couple of people watching if you're offended by that.

"It is Tyson Fury though, so you might get a bit of that anyway."

Fury then issued an apology himself, albeit with a caveat, saying: "I'll apologise for my behaviour. If you don't like it, change the channel!"