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John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has apologized to fans for a scuffle he had with a member of Oleksandr Usyk's team.
"Sincere apologies to everyone. Emotions and tension are off the charts. This guy was extremely disrespectful. If you get close to the fighter, you will catch something. Respect for my son is important to me, and he didn't show it. The cut? It doesn't bother me, we live to fight. For me it's usual," said Fury in an interview with the resource Seconds Out.
Recall that John Fury yelled at the representative of the team Usik, and then hit his head. At the same time, Fury senior caused damage to himself, breaking his head.
Sergio Mora, former world champion, shared his expectations for the upcoming fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.
"Fury is bigger and fights like a big guy. He wrestles and fouls more often than he boxes. Tyson knows how to use his weight and size against his opponent. I think these are all key points for a fighter like Usik. If he suddenly starts fighting, he has to realize that this is exactly what Fury is good at. That's what Joshua was supposed to do in the Usik fight, but he couldn't. Anthony couldn't fight like a big guy," Mora said on air on DAZN.
Recall, the fight Usik with Fury will take place on May 18 in Riyadh.
WBA, WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk commented on the altercation between Tyson Fury's father and a member of his team.
"For me, it doesn't matter. I'm focused only on the fight. The bad behavior of Fury's team, Fury's father is solely the problem of Fury's team.
Tyson Fury's words that he respects me? I think he's bipolar. One week he says, "Rabbit, bad guy, welterweight." The next week he calls me a good boxer, says a lot of nice things about me. I don't think about that. I'm focused only on the fight," said Usik in an interview with YouTube channel The Stomping Ground.
Recall that Fury's father hit a member of Usik's team Stanislav Stepchuk with his head, but as a result he cut his own forehead.
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Oleksandr Usyk's record currently stands at 21 wins, 0 lose and 0 draw.
Oleksandr Usyk's last fight took place against Daniel Dubois on Aug. 26, 2023, in Wroclaw, Poland. He won by TKO in the 9 round. That fight was 8 months and 18 days ago.
Usyk's last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11 rounds on average.
Usyk was born in Ukraine.
The Oleksandr Usyk is currently 37 years old. He was born on Jan. 17, 1987, so he will turn 38 in 8 months and 3 days.
Oleksandr Usyk made his professional debut in December 2013, so he has been a pro for 10 years.
Usyk is 6' 3" (6 Foot and 3 inch) which is 191 cm (1 meter and 91 centimeters).
His reach is 78 inches (78") which is 198 cm (1 meter and 98 centimeters).
Usyk fights from a southpaw, which means he favours his left hand as his power hand when fighting.
