The boxing world will have to wait to see the crowning of an undisputed heavyweight champion. The pay-per-view showdown between titleholders Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk , scheduled for Feb. 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been postponed after Fury suffered a cut over his right eye in sparring. Fury’s co-promoter, Queensbury, called the injury a “freak cut” in the statement announcing the postponement. No new date for the fight has been announced. FURY VS USYK STATEMENT pic.twitter.com/z7nf4Q3N70 — Queensberry Promotions (@Queensberry) February 2, 2024 “The cut … required urgent medical attention and significant stitching, and will obviously require a period of recovery, scuppering any possibility of the fight with Usyk taking place on 17th February in Saudi Arabia,” Queensbury said in the statement.
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Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk fight postponed after Fury suffers cut in sparring – MMA Junkie