Tyson Fury dubbed Oleksandr Usyk an 'ugly little sausage man' as he hurled insults at his Ukrainian opponent ahead of their press conference confirming their long-awaited clash.

The Gypsy King was due to tussle with Uysk on December 23 after nearly a year of negotiations between the two camps.

But plans were hurriedly rescheduled after Fury was tested against Francis Ngannou in October's 'Battle of the Baddest' in Riyadh.

The MMA star took the British fighter the distance in 10 rounds, even dropping the lineal heavyweight champion to the canvas - but Fury eventually saw off his opponent to claim victory by split decision.

Fury and Usyk - who was ringside to watch his foe's less-than-perfect performance in Saudi Arabia - are set to confirm a new date for their meeting at a press conference on Thursday afternoon, thought to be February 17.

But ahead of linking up on stage, Fury was full of fire as he crossed paths with Usyk and his camp ahead of time.

Fury shouted at his opponent from a mezzanine as he spotted the Ukrainian being interviewed.

The insult was soon flung back at him by members of Usyk's camp, who called up 'Sausage! to Fury in response.

Fury continued, with a man in Uysk's setup compelling the Morecambe-based fighter to 'come to try it'.

'Ugly boy. You ugly little man,' Fury continued to taunt his rival. 'Ugly little sausage man.'

Fury later told the members of Usyk's team calling back at him to 'shut up sausage' before continuing on his way.

In the build-up to their contest, Fury has frequently referred to his opponent using the moniker 'sausage', but hostilities were suspended in Saudi Arabia ahead of Fury's clash with Ngannou.