Tyson Fury vs Oleksander Usyk fight cancellation explained as latest fitness update emerges

Tyson Fury has released an injury update ahead of his upcoming fight with Oleksandr Usyk. The WBC heavyweight champion withdrew from his initial clash with the Ukrainian earlier this year after suffering a cut in his fights.

Fury and Usyk were scheduled to face off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, February 17, but the clash will now take place on Saturday, May 18. For the first time in over two decades, an undisputed heavyweight champion will be crowned after Lennox. Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield in 1999.

With fight night on the horizon, Fury showed off his physique. While flexing his muscles, the Wythenshawe-born boxer took a topless photo on Instagram, with the caption: “Uncontested entry (100 emoji and green tick emoji) 18/5/24.” »

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Her post quickly went viral, racking up more than 100,000 likes and nearly 2,000 comments in just six hours. Tyson showed no signs of scarring or bruising around his right eye, which was cut during training earlier this year.

After it was revealed that his fight with Usyk in February would be postponed, Paris Fury was left shaken by the news. Taking to her Instagram Story, she wrote: “My whole body was shaking with nervousness when he showed me that cut, because I wasn’t there with him. He looked so p**** d and disappointed but it’s boxing (a dangerous sport) and these things can happen.”

Fast forward a few months and Fury now looks set to face Usyk. In a recent interview with Queensberry Promotions, the Gypsy King praised his opponent.

“Oleksandr Usyk is a very bad man and to underestimate Usyk you would be an asshole,” Fury said, as quoted by the Mirror. “So I train hard for him, I do everything I can. I respect Usyk as a man.

“I respect his career as well – Olympic champion, undisputed cruiserweight champion, unified heavyweight champion. You have to respect that, I’m fighting the real deal. I’m looking forward to the challenge.

“He’s a southpaw, he’s got good footwork, good boxing ability, technically sound. He’s proven he can mix with the big heavyweights because he beat Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois. “

Fury added: “I’m playing an elite fighter who has more than just boxing skills. He’s stubborn and he wants to win like me. All talents and attributes aside, it will come down to who wants it more. that evening.” .

“If he wants it more than him, he will win and if I want it more than him, I will win. I just think my will and my determination will be more than his that night.”

Fury has the chance to write himself into the history books later this month. He said: “Winning them all back would be fantastic. Bringing them all together under one banner for the first time in 25 years…

“Since then, there have been a few heavyweight champions who have failed to become undisputed. It’s a very special moment, especially for heavyweight boxing, to have all the belts on the line and two undefeated champions.”