Tyson Fury cut! Oleksandr Usyk fight on February cancelled – UPDATED

Tyson Fury vs Oleksander Usyk not happening on Feb 17

Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix is reporting that Tyson Fury is cut and out of his February 17 heavyweight unification bout with Oleksander Usyk.  The fight was booked to occur at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and air on pay-per-view worldwide for $69.99 on DAZN.com and PPV.com.

Bout has been pushed back once before

The fight had originally been booked for December 23, 2023 but was pushed back to February after Tyson Fury had a much tougher time winning a split decision over MMA lineal heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou who was making his pro boxing debut.

Photo + statement from Tyson Fury

A photo of Fury’s injury as well as a statement has been released from Frank Warren’s Queensberry promotion detailing the incident.

Fan reaction + the Ngannou solution

Fans are already worried that this contest may be pushed back yet again.

Never one to miss an opportunity, Francis Ngannou immediately had a solution.

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Tim Bissell is a writer, editor and deputy site manager for Bloody Elbow. He has covered combat sports since 2015, but has been watching since the early 2000s. Tim covers news and events and has also written longform and investigative pieces. Among Tim's specialties are the intersections between crime and combat sports. Tim has also covered head trauma, concussions and CTE in great detail.

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