Riyadh: Tyson Fury’s father appeared to headbutt a member of Oleksandr Usyk’s entourage on Monday in a bloody clash at a media day for Saturday’s undisputed world heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia.
John Fury, with a cut on his forehead and blood streaks on his face, confirmed to Sky Sports television his involvement in an incident at the event in Riyadh attended by both fighters. He said he disrespected my son, the best heavyweight ever, to wear boxing gloves. Coming out with all that rubbish. He was in my face, trying to be clever.
Coming into my space with Usyk, Usyky, I was only chanting my son’s name. He then continued to get closer and closer. I am a warrior after all, and that is what we do—we fight people.
He added that you come into the space and will get what’s coming.
Sky reported that the Saudi authorities had drawn a line under the incident.
The Ring of Fire might consolidate British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s WBC name with Ukrainian Usyk’s WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO titles. Both are undefeated professionally.
I didn’t see anything. I was in the room doing interviews, but I’m not here for all that. I’m here to finish the job, go home, and rest, Sky quoted Tyson Fury saying.
While training, Fury sustained a cut, rescheduling the fight from December 23 of last year to February 17.
Usyk’s manager, Alexander Krassyuk, hoped Fury senior would apologize.
It would be nice if we heard some apologies from John because this was his behavior, he told Sky. We are an example for the whole world. A new generation of kids is taking us as an example. What will they see from this?
No current charges have been filed regarding the incident by Saudi authorities.
