Representatives of the boxers clashed heads in a fiery duel.
A skirmish broke out between the teams of world champion WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF Alexander Usik and WBC title holder Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia, where the fight for the title of “absolute”.
Representatives of the boxers collided in a narrow corridor. During the quarrel, John Fury, the father of the British champion, headbutted one of the members of Usik’s delegation.
As a result of the collision, the father of the “Gypsy King” started bleeding on his forehead.
CHAOS ERUPTS AS JOHN FURY IS CUT AFTER HEADBUTT ‼️
Watch the full clip HERE https://t. co/f6qoDJgAvo #FuryUsyk | #JohnFury | #RiyadhSeason | #RingOfFire pic.twitter.com/ACLdpA0iKG
— IFL TV (@IFLTV) May 13, 2024
‼️ Tyson Fury's other John Fury goes up-to-the-day with a member of Oleksandr Usyk's team in a shabby rag now and for a little run as a result…
[Nikolay Tkachenko] pic.twitter.com/vhwgFuyQVb
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 13, 2024
‼️ Tyson Fury's other John Fury jump unharmed into Oleksandr Usyk's team and being held back today po headbutting on them and being left bleeding…
[ @RTFight_App ] pic.twitter.com/sgKKSsAApS
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 13, 2024
The Usyk-Fury fight will take place on May 18 in Riyadh. The fight was initially scheduled for February 17, but due to an injury the Briton received during one of the sparrings, it had to be postponed.
To avoid another breakdown of the fight, the organizers established sanctions , which will be applied to Usik or Fury if one of them does not enter the ring on May 18. Boxersface a huge fineif they refuse to fight on the scheduled date.
The winner of the Usyk-Fury fight will become the first undisputed world champion in the heavyweight division in the 21st century.
The last “absolute” in the heavyweight division was Lennox Lewis, who achieved this status in 1999 when he defeated Evander Holyfield. Then the WBA, WBC and IBF titles were at stake. The WBO belt was recognized as equal in 2007, so the winner of the fight between Usyk and Fury will become the first “absolute” heavyweight in history with four major titles.
It was previously reported that the winner of the fight between Usyk and Fury will be deprived of one of the championship belts.
