Oleksandr Usyk reveals what is inside briefcase at Tyson Fury face-off

The Ukrainian surprised many with his appearance at the launch press conference of the highly-anticipated sequel with Tyson Fury later this year

Undefeated heavyweight star Oleksandr Usyk had a picture of him punching Tyson Fury in a briefcase at the launch press conference of the highly-anticipated rematch between the pair.

The two stars are scheduled to go head-to-head for a second time on December 21 in what promises to be an epic night of entertainment for the boxing faithful. Back in May, Usyk became the first fighter to beat 'The Gypsy King' in a professional contest after the 37-year-old scored a split-decision victory in Riyadh.

Following the win, Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis back in 1999. Ahead of the rematch later this year, the two men went face-to-face at the launch press conference at Guildhall, London, on Wednesday evening.

Arriving to the stage, Fury was as bubbly and as charismatic as ever. However, many were surprised by the Ukrainian's entrance. Usyk entered the press conference channelling his inner 'Agent 47', the lead character from the Hitman computer game. The 37-year-old took to his seat with a shaved head and was wearing a black suit with black gloves as well as holding a briefcase - which amused many fans.

Throughout the entirety of the press conference in London, fans and boxing pundits were curious as to what was in the briefcase. When asked what was in the case, the heavyweight gave an amusing response, saying: "It's just character."

Eventually, the heavyweight king finally revealed what was inside the case. Much to the surprise of many, it turned out to be a picture of the Ukrainian landing a punch in the first encounter with Fury back in May.

After revealing the picture, Usyk was quick to walk over to the opposite end of the stage and ask his upcoming opponent to sign it. When presented with the picture, 'The Gypsy King' jokingly said: "I look like Shrek in the picture. It's a picture of me taking a big left hand to the jaw". The Ukrainian's manager Egis Klimas then hilariously added: "You will find it tomorrow on Ebay", before Usyk showed the portrait to the audience.

Immediately after, the 37-year-old was asked if he needed to do anything differently in the rematch with the Brit. In response, he gave a short, one-worded answer, replying: "No." Heading into the sequel, much has been made of Fury's camp. Many believe that he had too many noises in his corner back in May. When asked if he is set to have the same team, 'The Gypsy King' replied: "Yes."

Speaking to Paul Dempsey ahead of the release of the new boxing game, 'Undisputed,' earlier this month, Fury was asked how much time he's spending about the plan tactically for the second fight with Usyk. "Not much time," he said. "I know what I've got to do, nothing drastic. People can say 'I want to change trainers or I'll blame it on me conditioning coach or I'll blame it on the cook or I'll blame it on the mouse next door.' Same team, same everything. I know what I've got to do."

He added: "I thought I won the fight last time. I give him, me boxing all my life and watching boxing me whole career, I give him rounds eight, nine and ten, and round nine was a 10-8. So that's what I give him out of the fight, but obviously the judges saw it a bit different, couple of them did. One of them had me winning. That's what it was. It was as close as it can be."