Fury answers questions about the fracture in the fight with Usyk

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) denied rumors that Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) broke his nose during their fight on May 18. According to the Gypsy King, as the British boxer is called, at one point the Ukrainian really hit him seriously, but only broke his face.

Fury said this on TNT Sports Boxing, commenting with our compatriot on the replay of the spring fight. The 36-year-old Manchester native emphasized that he had received a strong punch, but it did not become a problem and caused a knockdown in the ninth round.

"Listen, there was nothing serious with my nose. Just a little blood. You get hit hard in the face, and when that happens, your eyes water. But there was no fracture," the Briton said.

On October 23, Usyk and Fury had their first duel of looks before the second fight. The Ukrainian appeared in an unusual way, changing his image. In addition, he forced his opponent to take an unusual step to help the Armed Forces. Bookmakers changed the odds for the second fight.

Earlier it became known that Tyson wants to organize a trilogy with Oleksandr to make boxing history. The Briton also accused the Ukrainian of disrupting the timing of the rematch.

In the first fight, Oleksandr defeated Tyson by split decision - 114:113, 113:114, 115:112 - and unified all the super heavyweight belts.

Our compatriot also shared his expectations for the second fight with Fury and responded to accusations of fraud during the May 18 fight. In addition, the Ukrainian told what he learned from the fight.

The legendary Volodymyr Klychko shared his expectations for the rematch between Usyk and Fury, while former champion Amir Khan disagreed with the predictions for the fight's second round.

In turn, Russian boxing coach Andrei Ivichuk called Tyson the winner of the upcoming rematch with Oleksandr.

In addition, Anthony Joshua answered the question of who he would like to see win the rematch between Usyk and Fury.

Fury also responded to Usyk's team members' comparisons to dictator Vladimir Putin .

As reported by OBOZ.UA, the former coach of the Ukrainian boxing team Mykhailo Zavyalov said that Tyson Fury will put his career on the line in a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk The Briton himself said that he does not believe in his victory on points in the second fight with the Ukrainian. In turn, Usyk revealed the details of his preparation for the fight.

In addition, it became known who Oleksandr plans to fight after the fight with Tyson. The legendary Mike Tyson gave his prediction for the fight. The Briton also told us what he was thinking in the ninth round of the first fight with Usyk when he was knocked down.

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