Turki Alalshikh, a royal adviser to Saudi Arabia, has divulged a “secret” regarding Tyson Fury’s sparring routine.
On February 17, WBC champion Fury was scheduled to defend his undisputed heavyweight title against Oleksandr Usyk, the holder of the belts from the WBA, IBF, and WBO, in Saudi Arabia. The bout was called “Ring of Fire.”
But on Friday, the fight was canceled when Fury injured himself above his right eye during a sparring session.
Usyk, Alalshikh, and fury arose.Alalshikh further disclosed that in the event that Usyk and Fury cancel the rescheduled match, their opponent will pay them £10 million.
“If anyone manages to get out of the fight, I’ll give both warriors £10 million. Alalshikh stated, “This is the first thing, and the second is that I can assure you of a major fight that same night for another one.
“Let everyone know if someone is afraid and wants to go away from this conflict. On May 18, Tyson vs. Usyk will take place.”
Following the fight’s postponement, conspiracy theories on social media surfaced, claiming that Fury was purposefully attempting to avoid facing Fury.
Eddie Hearn, the promoter of Matchroom, quickly refuted the conspiracy theories, pointing out that losses such as these happen frequently in boxing.
According to Hearn, “It looks like a bad cut,” on iFL TV.It looks like an elbow from what I’ve seen in the video. Though he has sparred thousands of rounds in his career, he wears an open head guard during sparring.
“Even when my friends say something in our group chats like, ‘That seems weird to me,’ I ask, ‘Guys, what do you think? “He’s not just going to take a knife and sever himself!”
“He has trained the entire camp, and in two weeks, he will compete for the undisputed heavyweight title and receive a huge payday.
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