Tyson Fury’s undisputed world heavyweight title fight against Oleksandr Usyk has been rescheduled for May 18, promoters have announced.
The much-hyped clash was originally scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia later this month, but was postponed after the British fighter suffered a nasty cut above his eye while training.
Queensberry Promotions, which announced the postponement, posted a photo of Fury appearing to have a large cut above his right eye. The statement added that the wound “requires urgent treatment and extensive stitches and will obviously take some time to heal, ruling out the possibility of a fight with Usyk.” Ta.
Usyk’s camp initially expressed skepticism about the news. Ukrainian manager Egis Klimas told Sky Sports before a new date was agreed that Fury “will do anything to avoid facing Usyk” and is likely to face the British player. suggested that he may have been “hit with a requested frying pan.”
Usyk’s promoter Alex Kraszczuk also responded to Fury’s Instagram post about the incident with the following comment: God has sent you a sign. Think about retirement, brother. ”
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When the bout finally takes place, the winner will be crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion, the first of a four-belt era. Usyk of Ukraine holds the WBO, WBA and IBF titles.
