By: Sean Crose
In a bit of excellent information for followers, the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undisputed heavyweight championship matchup has been rescheduled for May 18th in Saudi Arabia. The a lot anticipated bout was alleged to go down subsequent week, however after Fury suffered a significant gash over his eye in sparring, the struggle needed to be postponed. Appearing on Ariel Helwani’s podcast over the weekend, each Fury and Usyk introduced to the world {that a} new struggle date of May 18th had been agreed to. What was shocking concerning the announcement was that it got here inside days of Fury’s damage proposing the struggle. To say boxing usually strikes at a extra glacial tempo could be an understatement.
As of Monday, Fury had flown again to his native Britain as a way to heal and to little doubt prep in any method potential for his spring throwdown with Usyk. “WE HAVE A NEW DATE MAY 18th,” Fury acknowledged in a social media put up, one wherein he additionally praised Saudi Arabia’s head of the General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, “cant wait to smash the rabbit. massive respect to my brother @Turki_alalshikh the biggest fight of the century. Its always about the GK TYSON FURY ROLLES ON.”
Helwani requested Fury if he sees the delay as a blessing in disguise. “It’s not a blessing in disguise,” the towering Englishman responded, “but I take God’s will as it comes. I was in fantastic shape, ready to fight. I was 100 percent confident I was going to knock Usyk out. There was no doubts in my mind. I was 100 percent ready.” For his personal half, the easygoing Usyk performed issues cool within the interview, which acquired a bit heated between Fury and his promoter, Egis Klimas. “I will do training,” Usyk mentioned merely when requested about this quick plans.
