John Fury left bleeding and raging after heated clash with Oleksandr Usyk team-member ahead of Tyson Fury fight
John Fury has been left bleeding after headbutting a member of Oleksandr Usyk’s team in a heated clash on Monday.
Fight week for Tyson Fury’s undisputed showdown against the Ukrainian has started with a dramatic incident as the two camps encountered one another in the hotel ahead of their respective media interviews.
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Fury Sr emerged covered in bloodCredit: Boxing King MediaIt’s not clear what happened to provoke the clash, but Fury Sr was seen on camera headbutting one member of Usyk’s team.
He then went head-to-head with another in a heated exchange.
Fury Sr emerged with a cut on his head and blood trickling down his face as a result.
He then angrily shouted and screamed as he attempted to continue the confrontation, but was held back.
More Fury vs UsykThis is the first fight in over a year in which John has been part of Tyson’s training set-up.
In recent times, he’s clashed with his son’s head coach SugarHill Steward in the media.
John was therefore not in the gym training Tyson before the Francis Ngannou fight.
Now though, this relationship appears to have been repaired with John playing a key role in various training clips that fans have seen prior to the undisputed showdown with Usyk.
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Fury Sr headbutted a member of Usyk’s teamCredit: iFL TV
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He then went head to head with a second team-member”Yeah, I’m training hard obviously,” Fury said at a press conference last month.
“I’m in fantastic shape and I’ve got a massive fight coming up.
Boxing promoter Frank Warren predicts Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk will be similar to Fury’s second fight against Deontay Wilder
“There’s no room for error, there’s no room for not training right or any other problems so we’ve got to get through it.
“We’re 40 days out, I feel fantastic. I know all boxers say this same old s*** but I actually am having a fantastic training camp.
“I’ve got a good team around me and everything is going to plan. No complaints, I’m working hard.
“I’ve got my secret weapon, my dad in camp this time, so I’ve got my secret weapon over there as well.”
The incident will likely not go down well with Usyk’s mother, who has already been left unimpressed by Fury and his team’s behaviour.
At the end of their first press conference, the heavyweights faced off on stage and had to be pulled apart by security after Fury pushed Usyk.
Read More on talkSPORTSpeaking to Boxing King Media, Usyk revealed her furious reaction to the heated altercation: “My mum was angry, ‘Why did this man push you?’
“I said, ‘Mum, it’s just show, please relax.’ She said, ‘Listen, say [to him], if this man pushes you, I kill [him].’â
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