TYSON FURY will be knocking back extra servings of red meat and GARLIC to ensure he’s fully healed up for his historic showdown against Oleksandr Usyk.
The Gypsy King was due to clash with the undefeated Ukrainian for all the heavyweight marbles last weekend before he suffered a HORROR CUT in sparring.
An accidental elbow from sparring partner Agron Smakici re-opened the scar tissue left above Fury’s right eye from his 2019 clash with Otto Wallin and rendered him unable to compete.
Saudi boxing kingpin Turki Alalshikh hastily rescheduled the undisputed showdown – the first in the heavyweight division for nearly 25 years – for May 18.
Team Fury are pulling out all the stops to ensure the WBC heavyweight king makes the fight, with nutritionist George Lockhart implementing a diet high in protein and garlic to ensure he’s fighting fit for the Riyadh rumble.
He told Betway: “High protein helps massively as the body needs to recover, rebuild and repair itself.
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“Lots of protein, lots of water and fluid, and while it’s not sexy that is the type of foods that will help recover a bad cut.
“A lot of red meats and stuff with iron in it. Not just meats but things with a lot of micro-nutrients in it, including garlic, spinach, carrots, onion, and mix everything together.
“Garlic is a great source to help you recover quickly as it kills off bacteria and germs in a cut.
“Like I said red meat is the key source of protein.”
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Lockhart – the former nutritionist of UFC legend Conor McGregor – is acutely aware of the fact that Fury’s diet won’t solely aid the healing of his cut.
He admitted: “I’m not one of those nutritionists which says food will solve everything.
“But it has a huge impact over time in terms of recovery and injuries of that nature, but the most important thing is time.
“The doctor said that the cut will heal in three weeks.
“People don’t realise that the normal person is fine with a cut like this but if you’re going to get punched in the face, it will take a long time.
“Even May is close for this fight to be happening but I know he wants to take care of business so I think he will get it done.
“A lot of people don’t realise that when you are injured, your body burns more calories because it is putting a lot more effort in recovering and help with whatever injury it is, including a cut.
“Healing a cut and a sprained ankle though are two different things.
“For inflammation, fish such as wild salmon and omega 3 are key sources of nutrition to overcome an injury like a sprained ankle.
“You actually need to stay away from red meats and Omega 6.”
Fury, 35, got into a career-best shape ahead of his now-postponed date with destiny – something Lockhart believes he’ll replicate for the biggest fight of his career.
He said: “I haven’t spoken to him much recently since the last fight got cancelled.
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“He looks great and is in amazing shape. I saw the transformation; he’s looking lean and strong.
“The thing about Tyson is, he is an animal, a beast, and will go in there with the reach, cardio, boxing IQ, power and size so it will be a very difficult night for Oleksandr Usyk.”
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
