59-year-old John Fury was left with a cut from an alleged headbutt after rival camps clashed at media event
John Fury, father of boxer Tyson Fury, with blood on his face during a media day in Riyadh ahead of the heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA WireTyson Fury’s dad John was left with blood pouring down his forehead as the build up to the undisputed world heavyweight clash with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk got off to an explosive start in Riyadh.
When Tyson saw his dad for the first time since the fracas, having missed it while giving an interview elsewhere, he said: “How did you cut yourself like that?”The unbeaten rivals meet for the first time at the Kingdom Arena with Saturday’s clash crowning the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000 and the first of the four-belt era.
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