The “Gypsy King” spoke in detail about his cut, which became the reason for the postponement of the fight with Usik
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury shared details of his cut received in sparring on February 2. Because of this injury, his fight with the holder of the WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO belts was canceled and has already received a new date Alexander Usikpreviously scheduled for February.
“I agreed to a 12-round sparring session with four different guys. [в пятницу]. In the fifth round, I received an elbow to the eye, a cut on the eye. Apparently I ended up in the hospital and had 11 stitches. They have medical reports, they have everything…”
“You don’t have to do anything special to get hurt in sparring, it happens. I’ve never had anything like this happen before, everything happens for the first time.”
The fight for the absolute title was supposed to take place in Riyadh on February 17. Lennox Lewis was appointed special guest of the event, and the undercard included fights between former IBF world champion in the first heavyweight division Jay Opetai, 19-year-old Moses Itauma and IBF world super featherweight champion Joe Cordina.
However, two weeks before the long-awaited fight, Fury was injured during sparring. The Briton’s injury required stitches, due to which Tyson will not have time to recover for the fight with Usyk. According to British cutman Jorge Capetillo, the boxer will need at least three months to recover.
Usik’s manager Egis Klimas did not hide his emotions towards the “Gypsy King,” calling the Briton “a coward who will do everything not to meet Usik.” Former world super middleweight champion Carl Froch also commented skeptically on Fury’s injury. Promoter Eddie Hearn, on the contrary, spoke out in defense of Fury, criticizing the conspiracy approach to the situation.
The new date for the fight between Usik and Fury is May 18. The fight will take place in Riyadh. Any of the boxers (both Tyson and Alexander) is obliged to pay 10 million dollars in case of refusal of a full-time fight. The contract also contains a revenge clause.
Source: Sportarena
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