Tyson Fury axes father John Fury from corner for Oleksandr Usyk rematch
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Tyson Fury’s trainer has confirmed that the Gypsy King’s father, John Fury, will not be in the corner for this weekend’s world heavyweight title showdown with Oleksandr Usyk. Fury Snr faced heavy criticism for his behaviour before and during Fury’s opening bout with Usyk back in May, which the latter won by split decision.
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The hotheaded 59-year-old, a former professional boxer himself, was left bloodied after head-butting a member of Usyk’s camp during a pre-fight scuffle, with videos of the incident going viral on social media. And while Saudi authorities decided to draw a line under the episode, there have been calls for Fury snr to be removed from his son’s entourage to give the British fighter the best possible chance of victory on Saturday night.
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Both Tyson Fury and Usyk took part in an open workout in front of the cameras in Riyadh this evening and Fury snr was nowhere to be seen, just three days out from the main event. SugarHill Steward – Fury’s head trainer – went on to confirm that Fury snr would not be part of their camp, explaining: ‘Tyson is just ready right now, along with myself.
‘He has always has a silly demeanour, playing around, but this is a different side of him and he is 100 per cent ready.’. Pressed on who exactly will be in the corner, Steward replied: ‘Just myself, Andy Lee and the cutman, pretty much that’s it.’.
