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TYSON FURY and Oleksandr Usyk had been in the end put to clash in a MASSIVE fight for the undisputed heavyweight title this month.
But the substantial fight has been postponed after Fury suffered a freak decrease in sparring correct two weeks before the fight was put to happen.
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Discussing his wound, Fury stated: “I’m fully devastated after preparing for this fight for goodbye and being in such unbelievable condition.
“I if truth be told feel execrable for each person angry about this enormous match and I will work diligently in direction of the rescheduled date as soon as the quest for has healed.
“I will handiest apologise to each person affected in conjunction with my bear workforce, Team Usyk, the undercard fighters, companions, and followers to boot to our hosts and my chums within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
A assertion from Queensbury Promotions, who promote Fury, on Twitter added: “WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury has been compelled to postpone his fight with unified Champion Oleksandr Usyk after sustaining a freak decrease during a sparring session in Riyadh.
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“The decrease, which opened above Fury’s correct seek for, required urgent scientific attention and important stitching, which will clearly require a duration of recovery, scuppering any chance of the fight with Usyk taking region on 17th February in Saudi Arabia.”
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Poltics When is Fury vs Usyk being rescheduled for?
- Fury’s clash with Usyk will no longer happen on Saturday, February 17 2024.
- The fight is expected to be rescheduled for June.
- Usyk’s camp pronounce they ask Fury to be out for “several months”.
Poltics What TV channel will it be on?
Fury vs Usyk was put to be on THREE CHANNELS on pay-per-behold – TNT Sports actions PPV, Sky Sports actions PPV and DAZN PPV.
DAZN PPV even bear the rights to the fight within the USA and the remainder of the arena.
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Poltics Who was on the undercard?
The elephantine card has been cancelled with out a match taking region on February 17.
- MAIN EVENT: Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk – for WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles
- Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis II – for vacant IBF cruiserweight title
- Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace – for IBF and IBO big-featherweight titles
- Sergey Kovalev vs Robin Sirwan
- Isaac Lowe vs Hasibullah Ahmadi
- Moses Itauma vs Ilja Mezencev
- Bakhodir Jalolov vs Opponent TBC
- David Nyika vs Opponent TBC
