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.
Colby Covington, a former challenger for the UFC welterweight championship belt, has stated his desire for a bout with the organization's former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira.
"I think a fight with Charles Oliveira makes sense. He's been saying recently that he wants to come to welterweight, and I'm the king of freaking Brazil - everybody knows I rule the freaking country. All the women in Brazil love me, all the men in Brazil want to be like me. So Charles Oliveira, do you really want to get a big fight at welterweight? Then let's see if you're a simple talker or if you're ready to back up your words with action," Submission Radio quoted the fighter as saying.
Jai Opetaia, former world featherweight champion, has spoken out about his upcoming fight with Mairis Briedis, a similarly former cruiserweight world champion.
"Will Briedis' downtime have an impact? To tell you the truth, I don't even think about it. I'm not thinking about him. I'm preparing for the best version of Briedis. And I don't take him lightly. I expect him to come out guns blazing, and that's why I've been training really hard. We're just focused on our training and our performance," - quoted by BoxingScene.
Recall, the fight between Opetaia and Briedis will be held on May 18 in Riyadh. At stake in this fight will be the vacant IBF world championship belt.
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.
WBC world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has revealed what matters most to him is holding all the titles.
Former world boxing champion Andriy Kotelnik believes that Vasyl Lomachenko is able to unify all lightweight titles in his hands.
Yesterday, May 12, the Ukrainian knocked out George Kambososos in the 11th round and won the vacant IBF belt.
"Not everything depends on Lomachenko. Americans, on the other hand, always want their boxers to become champions, not someone else. Not always the strongest can win all the belts, as they say. Foreman is a super heavyweight category and everyone walks there, you could say. Here we can't compare how many punches they throw and how many they throw at lightweight. The intensity is different. Hopkins didn't have an amateur career like Vasili did. Does he have 300+ fights? No. The body's resource is not infinite.
And in general, Loma can become an absolute in time. If you collect belts gradually, it will be hard. If, like Haney, fight for all the titles at once, then more chances", - said Kotelnik.
John Fury is in a fighting mood ahead of his son's upcoming championship fight.
WBC heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury spoke about his attitude towards his closest rival, WBA, WBO and IBF belt holder Oleksandr Usyk.
"Do I respect Usik? Of course. Usik is the best opponent in my career. Better than Klitschko, Wilder, White, Chisora, better than anyone. He's a two-time world champion, an Olympic champion. That says it all.
He completely destroyed Anthony Joshua, who was called a hit man before fighting Usik. With the rest of the opponents, Alexander also looked great. For example, beat Dubois, who is only 25 years old", - said Fury in an interview with Box Nation.
Recall that Fury and Usik will fight on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Joaquin Buckley, an American UFC fighter, has stated his desire for bouts with Conor McGregor and Gilbert Burns.
"Of course I won't get a fight with McGregor, but why not take a chance? Why not give the biggest challenge? And if Michael Chandler doesn't make that match, guess what? Joaquin Buckley will be ready. A more realistic opponent? Gilbert Burns. I think it's gonna be a great match. I don't know when he'll be ready to get back in the octagon, but I'd definitely like to face him," Buckley said at the press conference.
Buckley won a unanimous decision over Nursulton Ruziboev in his last fight, which took place at UFC On ESPN 56.
