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Mayhem broke out in a plush hotel in the centre of Riyadh on Monday afternoon when Tyson Fury’s father, John, head-butted a member of Oleksandr Usyk’s entourage.
Fury and Usyk will meet for the undisputed world heavyweight championship on Saturday but, while both fighters remained calm, the 59-year-old father of the WBC world champion reacted after sustained chanting of Usyk’s name by the Ukrainian contingent.
Written by Donald McRae in Riyadh
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/13/tyson-fury-father-john-oleksandr-usyk-incident-boxing-media-day-riyadh under the title “Tyson Fury’s father left bloodied after clash with member of Usyk’s entourage”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
