JOHN FURY'S headbutt victim "got the last laugh" after posing with a victorious Oleksandr Usyk.
Usyk dethroned John's son Tyson in Saudi Arabia but only after a frantic fight build up that turned ugly.
Only days before the historic title bout, John headbutted Stanislav Stepchuk, a member of Usyk's team, in the notoriously strict Saudi region.
Somehow, the former bare-knuckle fighter - once jailed for gauging a man's eye out - came out worse after causing himself to bleed.
And it only got worse for John as days later son Fury was beaten for the first time to surrender his WBC belt.
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Rubbing salt into the wounds, Stepchuk posed with Usyk and the very same belt snatched in the ring from the Fury family.
One fan said: "Stanislav got the last laugh."
Another added: "The guy that beat John Fury without doing anything."
Fury, 35, looks set for a shot at redemption against Usyk, 37, after exercising his right to a rematch.
The sequel had been eyed for October but iconic boxing promoter Bob Arum suggested a winter date is now more likely.
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Arum told Sky Sports: "I know Tyson is anxious for the rematch.
"I think probably it will be in November or December because you can't do it in October.
"The guys have been training for a whole year and now for them to go back into training makes no sense.
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"So I think late November, early December or mid-December would be ideal for the rematch.
"I think the contract provides for Saudi Arabia to do the rematch and the truth is that doing it any place else would be impossible even without the contract because nobody could afford those purses as big a fight as it is.
"And the Saudis are great hosts. I thought the presentation of the event was terrific. So I'm sure the rematch would occur in Saudi Arabia."
