Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
On Friday, news broke that WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury sustained a severe cut during a sparring session in training camp - which in turn forced the postponement of the upcoming undisputed fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been forced to postpone his fight with unified champion Oleksandr Usyk after sustaining a freak cut during a sparring session in Riyadh.
The Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk fight has been delayed even further. Tyson Fury confirmed multiple reports Friday that the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion suffered a significant cut over his right eye while sparring in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and has withdrawn from their heavyweight title unification fight
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman will be a very interested part in some of the upcoming heavyweight fights in Saudi Arabia. On March 8th, former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua will collide with MMA veteran Francis Ngannou.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Season and DAZN have announced that “Ring of Fire” will be broadcast live on DAZN worldwide on 17 February.
Promoter Eddie Hearn doesn’t think he has egg on his face the way Lennox Lewis has insisted he does. The Matchroom head and the last undisputed heavyweight champion in boxing went back and forth on social media recently as it relates to the upcoming fight between Hearn’s charge, Anthony Joshua, and former UFC champion Francis Ngannou on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes his son's last performance was a wake-up call for the entire team. Back in October, Fury struggled to win a close ten round split decision over former UFC champion Francis Ngannou, who was making his pro debut.
Tyson Fury can play many roles. The WBC heavyweight champion can be a clown, a boxing historian or a bully. He can be self depreciating, a showman or uninterested. He is always unpredictable.
For several years, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have circled one another. They’re both gigantic men, are elite-level fighters, and they just so happen to be incredibly popular, especially in the UK.
By his own admission, Moses Itauma doesn’t have any idols or people who he looks up to as inspiration. But even he couldn’t help but feel a little starstruck when he was first introduced to Mike Tyson.