Tyson Fury and his family are landing in Saudi Arabia ahead of Oleksandr Usyk’s clash in two weeks, allaying fears the Gypsy King could bow out of the undisputed title fight.
- Tyson Fury and his family arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of the massive fight
- The Gypsy King has an undisputed title clash against Oleksandr Usyk this month
- It was feared that he would withdraw from the fighting in Riyadh on May 18.
Tyson Fury and his family have arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of the massive, undisputed title fight against Oleksandr Usyk on May 18.
The Gypsy King meets the Ukrainian in Riyadh as they bid to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world – after their initial fight was postponed in February.
Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk previously revealed his fears that Fury would pull out of the fight – but those concerns appear to have been allayed by the 35-year-old’s arrival in Saudi Arabia.
Fury posted on Instagram with the caption: “Touchdown Riyadh #UNDISPUTED.”
‘All roads lead to #RINGOFFIRE.
Tyson Fury and his family received a warm welcome upon their arrival in Saudi Arabia.
They are in the final fortnight before the unified heavyweight clash against Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury’s original February date for the Usyk fight was postponed following a training injury.
Fears that The Gypsy King would also flop on the May date appear to have been unfounded
The winner of the May 18 fight will be the first unified heavyweight champion since 1999.
‘TEAM . FURY.’
There was also a short video clip labeled: “THE KING OF THE RING RETURNS TO THE KINGDOM!” »
Fury arrived with his family, friends and trainer SugarHill Steward, but there was no sign of his brother Tommy.
After a seven-hour flight from the UK, The Gypsy King and his entourage were welcomed with bouquets of flowers and hot drinks.
The first clash with Usyk was scheduled to take place in Riyadh on February 17, but was postponed after Fury suffered an injury during camp.
He suffered a serious cut above his right eye during training, which was described by his promotion team as a “freak cut”.
The fighters have promised to lose $10 million (£8 million) if they pull out of the fight.
Fury is set to face Usyk on May 18 after their heavyweight world title fight was rearranged.
They will face off on May 18 in Riyadh after Fury’s eye injury set him back from February.
Fury looked laser-focused in training footage from last week, as he stepped up his preparations for the undisputed heavyweight clash.
The winner of this highly anticipated fight will also unify the heavyweight division for the first time since March 1999, when Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield.
