Tyson Fury arrives for Oleksandr Usyk fight with ‘gross violation’ as he refuses to cave to champion’s demand
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TYSON FURY has arrived for tonight's blockbuster fight, seemingly ignoring the demands of Oleksandr Usyk. Fury was told to shave his beard by Usyk's team after they claimed he “grossly violating” strict rules on the length of facial hair earlier this week.
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But The Gypsy King has ignored those demands, turning up to this evening's fight with his beard in full force. Usyk's promoter Alex Krassyuk had suggested ahead of the fight that Fury's beard was in violation of WBC rules. He said: “The beard rule is being grossly violated.
“The WBC rules clearly say, ‘A boxer may espouse a trimmed beard as long as the hair thickness does not cushion or affect the impact or trajectory of punches, or cause cuts or abrasions to his rival’.". "So, Tyson’s beard has to be trimmed. We will push it further.”.
Fury and his team refused to back down in beardgate, which has become an unlikely talking point ahead of tonight's eagerly-anticipated rematch. The Queensberry Promotions chief said: “He has a beard and there have been a lot of fighters over the years who have fought with beards, and that’s it.”.
And his manager Spencer Brown told ESPN: "Tyson Fury has boxed with a beard on many occasions as do other fighters. "Most recently [Artur] Beterbiev. "Usyk himself has come out publicly and said Tyson having a beard is no problem. "There is no law or ruling in boxing to say you can't fight with a beard.
