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Tyson Fury Goes Ballistic On Oleksandr Usyk's Manager: "You've Never Boxed"

The WBC heavyweight champion went ballistic after his rescheduled title fight against Oleksandr Usyk was announced Saturday.

Zain Bando

Tyson Fury Goes Ballistic On Oleksandr Usyk's Manager: "You've Never Boxed"
Tyson Fury Goes Ballistic On Oleksandr Usyk's Manager: "You've Never Boxed" /

It was announced Friday afternoon the highly-anticipated heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk would be postponed due to a sparring accident that saw Fury suffer a cut above his eye.

The fight, originally scheduled for February 17, was moved to May 18 in Saudi Arabia, according to an impromptu episode of The MMA Hour less than 24 hours ago.  

Fury was present with His Excellency, while Usyk sat in a virtual setting with his manager, Egis Klimas, and both fighters streamed into Helwani's show live. 

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Fury took a chance to respond to comments Klimas made about Fury's pullout, which the British superstar did not take lightly.

"Kilmas, don't ever call me a coward again," Fury said. "I've had 35 professional fights and I've been boxing 18 years of my life. I've climbed off the canvas 10 times off the biggest punches in history to win. Never a coward. Never backed down from any man in my life. And, if any man calls my wife a b****, I'll take his f****** teeth out. Do you understand me?"

Kilmas quickly fired back, saying he never brought up Fury's wife. Fury then defamed Kilmas, reminding him what his role is and what it is not.

"I'm no f****** coward," Fury said. "I've boxed all my life...how could you call me a coward? You've never boxed in your life."

Fury and Usyk will challenge each other for all four major heavyweight titles, as Usyk holds the WBA, IBF, and WBO championships, making the winner undisputed.

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Zain Bando
ZAIN BANDO

Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. A Chicago suburban native, Bando has been enthralled with MMA since 2006 and has been fortunate to attend some of the most high-profile events in the sport's history, both as a fan and media member, including UFC 264, Bellator 297 and Kayla Harrison's PFL MMA debut. He is excited to take the next step in his combat sports writing journey and looks forward to continuing his following of the fight game for years to come. Bando can be reached via email at zainbando99@gmail.com or by social media @zainbando99

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