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TYSON FURY’s scathing rant at David Haye following the cancellation of their grudge match has re-emerged following the postponement of his clash with Oleksandr Usyk.The pair’s historic undisputed heavyweight title fight was officially postponed on Friday after the Gypsy King suffered a horror cut in sparring.
Tyson Fury’s historic showdown with Oleksandr Usyk was postponed after he suffered a huge cutCredit: EPA
The Gypsy King issued a heartfelt apology after revealing his horror gashCredit: QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS
Fury wasn’t as kind when David Haye was forced to pull out of their 2013 clash due to a cutCredit: SUNSPORT
An accidental elbow from one of his sparring partners re-opened scar tissue formed from the gash he suffered in his 2019 showdown with Otto Wallin.
Fury, 35, issued a heartfelt apology shortly after the news broke, although he wasn’t as kind when a cut forced Haye to pull out of their 2013 showdown.
In a scathing tweet, the WBC heavyweight champion said: “The cut is genuine. Correct you can’t box with the cut.
“Correct has to be cancelled. That’s why he’s cut so he can pull out. S***house.”
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Fury’s fiery rant at the now-retired Haye went viral in the hours following his cut-enforced withdrawal from his long-overdue fight with Usyk.
And boxing fans were quick to comment, with one saying: “Now what do we have here?
Another said: “There’s always an old tweet with Tyson. Tyson is a student of the game TBF.”
And another said: “Time is a flat circle.”
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Tyson Fury’s statement in fullTYSON Fury has apologised to boxing fans after suffering a horrific cut to his eye in training.
Fury said: “I am absolutely devastated after preparing for this fight for so long and being in such superb condition.
“I feel bad for everyone involved in this huge event and I will work diligently towards the rescheduled date once the eye has healed.
“I can only apologise to everyone affected including my own team, Team Usyk, the undercard fighters, partners, and fans as well as our hosts and my friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
He also posted on instagram, with the caption: “Can’t help getting injured in sparring but what I can say was Usyk was in trouble.
“I am in fantastic shape. I will resheduel (sic) soon as i can. 2024 a massive year for team GK #undisputed #wbcking”

One remarked: “Tyson Fury reacting to David Haye pulling out with a cut a few weeks before their fight that never happened.
“[Is] history repeating itself?!”
Another chimed in: “It might take 11 years but in the end, karma always shows up.”
The irony wasn’t lost on former WBA heavyweight champ Haye, who has revealed he wanted a similar fate to befall Fury.
He said: “Fury suffers a cut a couple of weeks before the fight. I know that pain all so well – in 2013 when I was scheduled to fight Tyson Fury, I suffered a cut.
“And oh did I not hear the end of it from him.
“I actually remember at the time thinking, ‘I hope one day before one of his big fights he has to suffer this.’
“‘He’s been that much of a d**k about it.’ And here we are. But I don’t feel that good about it at all.”
Fury had 15 stitches to close the horror wound that has delayed his bid for undisputed heavyweigt supremacy.
And his cutman has revealed he’ll need at least “THREE MONTHS” to recover from the nasty gash.
Jorge Capetillo told Betway: “I would say it will take 90 days at least to recover from a cut in sparring.
“Hopefully the fight can happen in the summer because it’s such unfortunate news.
Tyson Fury’s cutman says he’ll need at least 90 days to heal from his horror cutCredit: EPA
“The cut needs to heal really good and then Tyson can get back in action, back in training and get back in camp so it will be at least a few months for sure.
“Accidents can happen in sparring, and this is what has happened with Tyson so he will need time to heal.
“It will now reopen during the fight if they continued into the fight so now he needs time out to make sure it doesn’t open up with a first punch from Oleksandr Usyk.
“Obviously during camp, sparring sessions when getting ready for a fight of this calibre means you bring the best sparring partners you can and work hard in sparring but sometimes it’s very tough and things like this can happen.
“We always try to prevent that and make sure the fighter has a healthy camp, but this is part of the game.
“This is a fight that requires the best of the best with the best sparring partners.
“When there’s a cut happened by a punch, the opponent can get a TKO if the fight gets stopped so all of that stuff is important to have precaution.
“I know how hard Tyson was working for this fight.
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“His work ethic, his discipline, he was working really hard like always and was so hungry for this fight.
“But these things happen, and cuts happen.”
What does this mean for boxing?The saddest thing is this didn’t really come as a surprise to the British boxing media, writes SunSport’s boxing correspondent Wally Downes.
Rumours of Fury struggling in sparring with cruiserweight King Jai Opetaia and teenage sensation Moses Itauma were rife.
It seemed unlikely that the Gypsy King would risk upsetting Turki Alalshikh and the Saudi paymaster. 
But now the disaster has officially hit.
As recently as Friday afternoon, SunSport was being invited to Usyk’s secret European camp for a media day on February 6.
And there was the release of the mega-money promo that merged about eight Hollywood films and cost silly million pounds.
If it’s only a cut, there is the outside chance Fury can be back in a few weeks.
But we saw against Otto Wallin that he’s vulnerable to a bleed that needed months to recover.
When Fury was dropped and useless against Francis Ngannou in October – delaying the original undisputed decider – the money men behind the scenes created an incredible replacement with AJ vs Wallin.
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TYSON FURY will need at least “THREE MONTHS” to recover before he can start sparring again following the costliest cut of his career.The Gypsy King was forced to withdraw from his historic undisputed heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi later this month after suffering a horror gash on his right eyebrow in sparring.
Tyson Fury’s undisputed title fight with Oleksandr Usyk has been postponedCredit: EPA
The Gyspy King suffered a horror cut above his right eye in sparringCredit: QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS
The cut was caused by an accidental elbow from his sparring partner
Fury’s cutman Capetillo says he’ll need at least THREE MONTHS to healCredit: INSTAGRAM@JORGECAPETILLO02
An accidental elbow from one of his training partners reopened scar tissue left from the cut he received in his September 2019 clash with Otto Wallin.
The cut required significant stitching, so much so that Fury won’t be able to face Usyk until the “SUMMER” at the absolute earliest.
The WBC heavyweight champion’s cutman Jorge Capetillo told Betway: “I would say it will take 90 days at least to recover from a cut in sparring.
“Hopefully the fight can happen in the summer because it’s such unfortunate news.
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“The cut needs to heal really good and then Tyson can get back in action, back in training and get back in camp so it will be at least a few months for sure.
“Accidents can happen in sparring, and this is what has happened with Tyson so he will need time to heal.”
Capetillo insists the wound would have immediately re-opened had the fight gone ahead and could have led to a TKO loss.
He said: “It will now reopen during the fight if they continued into the fight so now he needs time out to make sure it doesn’t open up with a first punch from Oleksandr Usyk.
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Tyson Fury’s statement in fullTYSON Fury has apologised to boxing fans after suffering a horrific cut to his eye in training.
Fury said: “I am absolutely devastated after preparing for this fight for so long and being in such superb condition.
“I feel bad for everyone involved in this huge event and I will work diligently towards the rescheduled date once the eye has healed.
“I can only apologise to everyone affected including my own team, Team Usyk, the undercard fighters, partners, and fans as well as our hosts and my friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
He also posted on instagram, with the caption: “Can’t help getting injured in sparring but what I can say was Usyk was in trouble.
“I am in fantastic shape. I will resheduel (sic) soon as i can. 2024 a massive year for team GK #undisputed #wbcking”

“Obviously during camp, sparring sessions when getting ready for a fight of this calibre means you bring the best sparring partners you can and work hard in sparring but sometimes it’s very tough and things like this can happen.
“We always try to prevent that and make sure the fighter has a healthy camp, but this is part of the game.
“This is a fight that requires the best of the best with the best sparring partners.
“When there’s a cut happened by a punch, the opponent can get a TKO if the fight gets stopped so all of that stuff is important to have precaution.
“I know how hard Tyson was working for this fight.
“His work ethic, his discipline, he was working really hard like always and was so hungry for this fight.
What does this mean for boxing?The saddest thing is this didn’t really come as a surprise to the British boxing media, writes SunSport’s boxing correspondent Wally Downes.
Rumours of Fury struggling in sparring with cruiserweight King Jai Opetaia and teenage sensation Moses Itauma were rife.
It seemed unlikely that the Gypsy King would risk upsetting Turki Alalshikh and the Saudi paymaster. 
But now the disaster has officially hit.
As recently as Friday afternoon, SunSport was being invited to Usyk’s secret European camp for a media day on February 6.
And there was the release of the mega-money promo that merged about eight Hollywood films and cost silly million pounds.
If it’s only a cut, there is the outside chance Fury can be back in a few weeks.
But we saw against Otto Wallin that he’s vulnerable to a bleed that needed months to recover.
When Fury was dropped and useless against Francis Ngannou in October – delaying the original undisputed decider – the money men behind the scenes created an incredible replacement with AJ vs Wallin.
And they could do something absolutely crazy to compensate now.

“But these things happen, and cuts happen.”
Team Usyk were left devastated by the news of Fury’s cut, although the Ukrainian’s manager has sensationally claimed the Brit deliberately got injured in a bid to avoid the former cruiserweight king.
Egis Klimas told Ring Magazine: “Fury is a f***ng coward who will do anything not to face Usyk.
“And he asked his b***h to hit him with a frying pan in his brow.
“You can quote me word for word for that.”
Oleksandr Usyk has continued training despite the cancellation of his fight with Tyson FuryCredit: instargram @alex.krassyuk

Fan favourite Usyk has yet to speak on the postponement of the Riyadh rumble.
But the former undisputed cruiserweight king is still preparing to fight on February 17.
Promoter Alex Krassyuk posted a video of the 37-year-old sparring to his Instagram story last night with the accompanying caption: “Usyk right now.”
Fury’s childhood sweetheart and wife Paris took to social media late on Friday night to reveal her reaction to the horror cut.
She wrote on her Instagram story: “My full body was shaking with nerves when he showed me this cut because I wasn’t there with him.
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“He sounded so p***ed off and disappointed.
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PARIS FURY has revealed that her whole body was “shaking” when she saw the cut that caused her husband Tyson’s fight with Oleksandr Usyk to be postponed.The Gypsy King had been due to fight Usyk in Saudi Arabia on February 17.
Tyson Fury and wife Paris have been married since 2008Credit: Instagram / @parisfury1
Fury suffered a deep cut above his eyeCredit: X @Queensbury
The Gypsy King had otherwise looked in top conditionCredit: Instagram @tysonfury
Fury, 35, appeared to be cut in sparring
But after suffering a cut in sparring, an apologetic Fury had to pull out.
The 35-year-old admitted that he is “absolutely devastated” to have had to withdraw from the £100million Fight of the Century.
And wife Paris, 34, is also gutted.
Posting on Instagram after the announcement, she wrote: “My full body was shaking with nerves when he showed me this cut because I wasn’t there with him.
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“He sounded so p***ed off and disappointed, but this is boxing (a dangerous sport) and these things can happen.”
The couple have been married since 2008 and have seven kids together; Venezuela, 14, Prince John James, 12, Prince Tyson II, seven, Valencia, six, Prince Adonis Amaziah, four, Athena, two, and Prince Rico Paris Fury, born in September last year.
Footage has emerged of Fury appearing to be struck by an elbow in training.
Announcing that the fight was off, he said: “I am absolutely devastated after preparing for this fight for so long and being in such superb condition.
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“| feel bad for everyone involved in this huge event and I will work diligently towards the rescheduled date once the eye has healed.
“I can only apologise to everyone affected including my own team, Team Usyk, the undercard fighters, partners, and fans as well as our hosts and my friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
The dejected WBC heavyweight champion shared a picture of himself looking in otherwise brilliant shape.
Usyk’s representatives have reportedly been told that Fury will be out for “several months” after having 15 stitches.
It’s now claimed that Filip Hrgovic could step in for Fury to fight Usyk on February 17.
Despite Fury’s withdrawal, Usyk was spotted still training on Friday night.
Promoter Frank Warren has assured that the blockbuster bout will still take place at a later date.
Asked by talkSPORT if the fight still happens when Fury has recovered, the 71-year-old said: “Of course I do. It’s what everybody signed up for.
“It’s a huge fight – the biggest fight this century, there’s no doubt about that.
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“It’s the fight that everybody wanted and because of the Riyadh Season, His Excellency and all his team, that’s why the fight is happening and nothing is going to impair it or stop it going on.
“It’s unfortunate where we are but we will make sure that it will occur because it’s the fight that everybody wants to see.”
What does this mean for boxing?The saddest thing is this didn’t really come as a surprise to the British boxing media, writes SunSport’s boxing correspondent Wally Downes.
Rumours of Fury struggling in sparring with cruiserweight King Jai Opetaia and teenage sensation Moses Itauma were rife.
It seemed unlikely that the Gypsy King would risk upsetting Turki Alalshikh and the Saudi paymaster. 
But now the disaster has officially hit.
As recently as Friday afternoon, SunSport was being invited to Usyk’s secret European camp for a media day on February 6.
And there was the release of the mega-money promo that merged about eight Hollywood films and cost silly million pounds.
If it’s only a cut, there is the outside chance Fury can be back in a few weeks.
But we saw against Otto Wallin that he’s vulnerable to a bleed that needed months to recover.
When Fury was dropped and useless against Francis Ngannou in October – delaying the original undisputed decider – the money men behind the scenes created an incredible replacement with AJ vs Wallin.
And they could do something absolutely crazy to compensate now. More

OLEKSANDR USYK’S manager claims “f***ing coward” Tyson Fury cooked up an incredible plot to dodge their super-fight.Egis Klimas ranted that the Brit, who has suffered a horror eye cut in training, “asked his b**** to hit him with a frying pan in his brow”.
Oleksandr Usyk’s manager Egis Klimas aimed an astonishing blast at FuryCredit: PA
Tyson Fury says he is ‘absolutely devastated’ as he suffered a cut in training that means his Usyk fight on February 17 is offCredit: X @Queensbury
Usyk might have to wait a long time to fight the Gypsy King, with some pundits even doubting the contest will take place at allCredit: PA
Klimas then doubled down on the bizarre notion – as the Gypsy King pulled out of the £100million “Fight of the Century” in Saudi Arabia on February 17.
The American businessman, who is originally from Lithuania, told The Ring magazine: “Fury is a f***ng coward who will do anything not to face Usyk.
“And he asked his bitch to hit him with a frying pan in his brow. You can quote me word for word for that.”
Usyk’s team could yet offer the February date to another heavyweight, with the IBF’s number one contender Filip Hrgovic already being mooted.
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But Fury, 35, says he is “absolutely devastated” that injury has forced him to withdraw from the four-title super-fight.
He also apologised to “Team Usyk” as well as fans and undercard fighters on the big night.
And he has insisted he still hoped to take on the 37-year-old later in the year.
However, it’s understood Usyk’s camp believe Fury could be out for “several months”.
Most read in BoxingTyson Fury’s statement in fullTYSON Fury has apologised to boxing fans after suffering a horrific cut to his eye in training.

Fury said: “I am absolutely devastated after preparing for this fight for so long and being in such superb condition.
“I feel bad for everyone involved in this huge event and I will work diligently towards the rescheduled date once the eye has healed.
“I can only apologise to everyone affected including my own team, Team Usyk, the undercard fighters, partners, and fans as well as our hosts and my friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
He also posted on instagram, with the caption: “Can’t help getting injured in sparring but what I can say was Usyk was in trouble.
“I am in fantastic shape. I will resheduel (sic) soon as i can. 2024 a massive year for team GK #undisputed #wbcking”

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The Gypsy King shared this snap to show he is otherwise in top shapeCredit: Instagram @tysonfury
The Gypsy King has posted a topless selfie on Instagram to show he had got into “fantastic shape”.
But Queensberry Promotions stressed his “freak cut” needed “urgent medical attention and significant stitching”.
It’s claimed Fury suffered his cut eye in this moment of sparring
‼️ Footage has now emerged appearing to show the moment Tyson Fury was cut by an ELBOW in sparring, causing the Oleksandr Usyk fight to be postponed… pic.twitter.com/dDy3e0Cv4o— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) February 2, 2024 More

BOXING fans have praised Oleksandr Usyk for his reaction to Tyson Fury’s fight postponement.The two heavyweights were set to face each other in a blockbuster Saudi showdown this month.
Oleksandr Usyk has continued training despite the cancellation of his fight with Tyson FuryCredit: instargram @alex.krassyuk
Fury pulled out of the bout after suffering a cut to the faceCredit: X @Queensbury
However, Fury withdrew from the bout on Friday after suffering a cut to the face during a sparring session. 
A statement from Queensbury Promotions read: “WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury has been forced to postpone his fight with unified Champion Oleksandr Usyk after sustaining a freak cut during a sparring session in Riyadh.
“The cut, which opened above Fury’s right eye, required urgent medical attention and significant stitching, which will obviously require a period of recovery, scuppering any possibility of the fight with Usyk taking place on 17th February in Saudi Arabia.”
Despite the cancellation, Usyk has continued to train.
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The Ukrainian was pictured in the ring with a sparring partner on Friday evening.
Fans took to social media to praise Usyk for his “elite” mentality.
One person tweeted: “This is what you call a elite athlete with elite mentality @usykaa.”
Another added: “Usyk definitely coming into this fight with all the confidence in the world Fury is having a downfall…”
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A third wrote: “Usyk is the best heavyweight on the planet. That can’t be argued.”
While a fourth commented: “A real true champ and a real fighting man.”
Despite fans’ fears, Fury did appear to be wearing protective head gear during sparring.However, it did not prevent his eye from being cut in a video appearing to show the moment he was ruled out of the Usyk bout.
Taking to Instagram after the news broke, Fury wrote: “I am absolutely devastated after preparing for this fight for so long and being in such superb condition.
“I feel bad for everyone involved in this huge event and I will work diligently towards the rescheduled date once the eye has healed.
“I can only apologise to everyone affected including my own team, Team Usyk, the undercard fighters, partners, and fans as well as our hosts and my friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
A fight between Usyk and Filip Hrgovic is now reportedly being explored for February 17.
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FOOTAGE has emerged suggesting an ELBOW put paid to Tyson Fury’s £100million fight with Oleksandr Usyk.A clip shows Fury grappling in sparring – then walking away shaking his head and touching his headguard in front of his now-injured eye.
Tyson Fury seemed to be caught by an arm during sparringCredit: Twitter
The Gypsy King appeared to realise there was a problem
The Gypsy King has apologised for pulling out of the four-title heavyweight clash in Saudi Arabia on February 17.
And his opponent Usyk’s team say they have been told the Brit’s cut eye could keep him out for “several months”.
The video of Fury apparently getting hurt while sparring on Friday has not yet been confirmed as the cause of his injury.
But the new clip appears to reveal the Mancunian, 35, was left with some sort of problem following the up-close exchange in training.
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talkSPORT’s Michael Benson reports that Croatian fighter Agron Smakici was the man he was sparring at the time.
Frustrated Fury told fans he had been in “fantastic shape” and still hopes the fight with his fellow unbeaten fighter takes place later in the year.
And in a statement he said: “I am absolutely devastated after preparing for this fight for so long and being in such superb condition.
“I feel bad for everyone involved in this huge event and I will work diligently towards the rescheduled date once the eye has healed.
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“I can only apologise to everyone affected including my own team, Team Usyk, the undercard fighters, partners, and fans as well as our hosts and my friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Tyson Fury’s statement in fullTYSON Fury has apologised to boxing fans after suffering a horrific cut to his eye in training.
Fury said: “I am absolutely devastated after preparing for this fight for so long and being in such superb condition.
“I feel bad for everyone involved in this huge event and I will work diligently towards the rescheduled date once the eye has healed.
“I can only apologise to everyone affected including my own team, Team Usyk, the undercard fighters, partners, and fans as well as our hosts and my friends in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
He also posted on instagram, with the caption: “Can’t help getting injured in sparring but what I can say was Usyk was in trouble.
“I am in fantastic shape. I will resheduel (sic) soon as i can. 2024 a massive year for team GK #undisputed #wbcking”

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Fury also shared a topless selfie on Instagram – revealing his conditioned body.
He added the words: “Can’t help getting injured in sparring but what I can say was Usyk was in trouble.
“I am in fantastic shape. I will resheduel (sic) soon as i can. 2024 a massive year for team GK #undisputed #wbcking.”
Fury was captured in the sparring incident More