Turki Alalshikh reveals secret about postponement of Fury’s battle
- Tyson Fury’s undisputed title conflict on February 17 has been postponed till May
- The bout was pushed again after Fury suffered a extreme reduce above his proper eye
- His excellency Turki Alalshikh has revealed a secret concerning the postponement
His excellency Turki Alalshikh has revealed a secret concerning the postponement of Tyson Fury‘s undisputed title conflict with Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury and Usyk had been set to face one another Saudi Arabia on February 17 to unify the division for the primary time since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in March 1999.
However, the Gypsy King suffered a extreme reduce above his proper eye on Friday whereas sparring, inflicting the bout to be postponed till May 18.
Alalshikh, Fury and Usyk appeared on The MMA Hour With Ariel Helwani on Saturday night to announce the brand new date for the undisputed battle.
When speaking concerning the new date, Alalshikh revealed a secret concerning the postponement of the unique date.
His excellency Turki Alalshikh (above) has revealed a secret concerning the postponement of Tyson Fury ‘s undisputed title conflict with Oleksandr Usyk
Fury and Usyk had been set to face one another Saudi Arabia on February 17 to unify the division for the primary time since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in March 1999
However, the Gypsy King suffered a extreme reduce above his proper eye on Friday whereas sparring, inflicting the bout to be postponed till May 18
He defined how Fury wished to go forward with the February 17 date regardless of having to have 15 stitches to shut up the reduce above his eye.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani on the MMA hour, Alalshikh stated: ‘I wish to let you know one thing that could be a secret. Tyson does not need me to inform it.
‘He wished to battle on the seventeenth even with the reduce and I stated ‘I’m not loopy to place you within the ring with this reduce. It can be a circus, not a battle.’
Fury and Usyk’s long-awaited conflict to find out the primary undisputed heavyweight champion in additional than 20 years was postponed earlier this week after Fury sustained a reduce above his proper eye in sparring.
Footage later emerged of a sparring session the place the Gypsy King seemed to be hit with a glancing elbow that might have triggered the laceration that required a number of stitches.
In the aftermath of the postponement, Fury took to social media to say: ‘Cant assist getting injured in sparring however what I can say was Usyk was in hassle. I’m in implausible form. I’ll reschedule quickly as I can. 2024 a large yr for crew GK.’
Queenberry additionally shared an announcement from Fury, studying: ‘I’m completely devastated after getting ready for this battle for thus lengthy and being in such excellent situation. I really feel dangerous for everybody concerned on this big occasion and I’ll work diligently in direction of the rescheduled date as soon as the attention has healed.
‘I can solely apologise to everybody affected together with my very own crew, Team Usyk, the undercard fighters, companions, and followers in addition to our hosts and my buddies within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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