Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
Turki Alalshikh won’t entertain any notion that casts doubt on the legitimacy of Tyson Fury’s latest gash. The Saudi power broker was quick to dispel such theories after it was announced that the undisputed heavyweight championship between Fury, the WBC titlist, and Oleksandr Usyk, the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO champion, will not be
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has shot down the conspiracy theories surrounding the postponement of the undisputed fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The promoter of Oleksandr Usyk isn’t sold on the supposed evidence explaining the gash seen around the world. The highly anticipated undisputed heavyweight championship between Ukraine’s Usyk, the WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO champion and WBC titlist Tyson Fury, set for Feb. 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was derailed a few days ago after it was revealed that Fury suffered a serious cut, allegedly during a sparring session.
The biggest news of the weekend in boxing didn’t come from anything in the ring. February’s highest profile fight isn’t happening in February anymore with an errant elbow leaving us without the undisputed showdown between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch is not convinced Tyson Fury will be ready in time for the rescheduled date with Oleksandr Usyk. Fury was set to face Usyk in a highly anticipated undisputed fight on February 17th in Saudi Arabia.
Promoter Frank Warren insists that Tyson Fury’s shaky performance against Francis Ngannou hasn’t at all dented his confidence in his ace client ahead of a highly anticipated undisputed heavyweight championship.
The undisputed heavyweight championship fight billed as the “Ring of Fire” went up in flames Friday when Tyson Fury suffered a cut over his right eye.
The manager of unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk clearly doesn’t think Tyson Fury is trustworthy. Egis Klimas did not hold back from castigating the WBC heavyweight titlist Saturday after it was announced that Fury suffered a gruesome cut during sparring, thus forcing the postponement of the undisputed heavyweight championship set for Feb. 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The first undisputed heavyweight championship clash of the 21st century is already back in play. Barely 24 hours after news of a forced postponement, the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk full unification bout is now rescheduled for May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The date was confirmed by Turki Alalashikh, chairman of General Authority and Entertainment in Saudi Arabia, who also added a trap-door clause in the event of another fallout.
Not even the presence of a multi-title fight show could overcome the loss of its main event. With the postponement of the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undisputed heavyweight champion subsequently came confirmation that the entire February 17 ‘Ring of Fire’ event will no longer move forward. Turki Alalashikh, chairman of General Authority and Entertainment in Saudi Arabia announced the disappointing news Friday evening,