Boxing-Fury injury forces postponement of title fight with Usyk


  • Boxing
  • Saturday, 03 Feb 2024

Boxing - Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk - Press Conference - HERE at Outernet, London, Britain - November 16, 2023 Tyson Fury, promoter Frank Warren, Oleksandr Usyk, promoter Alex Krassyuk, Actor Sylvester Stallone, presenter Dev Sahni and Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File photo

LONDON (Reuters) -The undisputed heavyweight championship bout between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia has been postponed after Fury suffered a cut during sparring, promoters Queensberry Promotions said on Friday.

The 'Ring of Fire' bout, scheduled for Feb. 17 in Riyadh, was set to unify Fury's WBC heavyweight championship with his Ukrainian rival's WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts, crowning the first unified heavyweight boxing champion since 1999.

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