Tyson Fury’s wife Paris was left “shaking” all over after seeing the deep hurt that forced Tyson Fury to postpone his undisputed heavyweight championship bout with Oleksandr Usyk.
The news broke on Friday, after Paris Fury revealed on his Instagram Stories a photo of a deep cut over his right eye, which he sustained during preliminary training for a fight originally scheduled for February 17 in Saudi Arabia. did.
“When he showed me the cut, my whole body was shaking with nervousness, because I wasn’t there with him.” [sic]” wrote Paris Fury. “He sounded very angry and disappointed, but this is boxing (a very dangerous sport) and things like this can happen.”
Paris and Tyson met when they were 17, married in 2008 and have seven children.
Fury’s representatives at Queensberry Promotions said the cut required urgent treatment and extensive stitches, and the recovery would take time. he said in an Instagram post. Announcing the postponement of the match.
The “freak accident” occurred during a sparring session with Croatian fighter Agron Smakić. According to Sky Sports.
A video has been leaked that appears to show a cut sustained during sparring. Posted by TalkSPORT.
The 35-year-old Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) is the undefeated WBC heavyweight champion, and the bout, scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, would crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999. I was supposed to. Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) is the owner of the IBF, WBA and WBO belts.
Fury said in a statement: “I am absolutely devastated as I have been preparing for this fight for a long time and have been in such great shape.” “I apologize to everyone involved in this large-scale event, but as soon as my eye has healed, I will work hard towards the postponed dates. All I can do is apologize to everyone affected, including my undercard fighters, partners, fans, and my hosts and friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Usyk, 37, will need to fulfill his obligation to defend his IBF belt as both countries consider the possibility of rescheduling the fight.
Promoter Alexander Krasyuk said Usyk’s team wasn’t exactly kind to Fury after the injury was announced, but in a comment on Fury’s Instagram post, he said the injury was a God-send to “consider retirement.” He also said that it was a sign that Daily Mail.
Usyk’s manager, Egis Klimas, was not so sensitive.
“Fury is an extremely coward who will do anything to keep Usyk out of his face, and he asked the bitch to hit him in the forehead with a frying pan.” Klimas told Ring Magazine. “You may quote me word for word about that.”
