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.
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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