Tyson Fury fumes on The MMA hour – tells Usyk’s manager Egis Kilmas “if any man calls my wife a b****, I’ll take his f****** teeth out.
After a huge disappointment Friday with the undisputed “ring of fire” event – fury v Usyk being cancelled then later moved date fury , Turki Al-Sheikh , Usyk and Usyks manager Egis Kilmas joined Ariel Helwani on his MMA hour show.
The fight, originally scheduled for February 17, was moved to May 18 after an accidental elbow sparring, resulting in Fury receiving a large cut on his eyelid, Fury confirmed on the Show that the cut happened on Friday morning.
Usyks Manager Egis Calls Tyson Fury a Coward
Not long after the news broke Friday Usyks usually respectful manager Egis Kilmas said “Tyson Fury is a f—ng coward who will do anything not to face Usyk, and he asked his b**ch to hit him with a frying pan in his brow,” Klimas said. “You can quote me word for word for that. When the news was brought to Oleksandr, he just smiled. That is all he did. He is too mentally strong to break.
Not long after the news broke Friday Usyks usually respectful manager Egis Kilmas said “Tyson Fury is a f—ng coward who will do anything not to face Usyk, and he asked his bitch to hit him with a frying pan in his brow,” Klimas said. “You can quote me word for word for that. When the news was brought to Oleksandr, he just smiled. That is all he did. He is too mentally strong to break.
“I was waiting for this moment.” He said.
The Ring and IBF/WBA/WBO world heavyweight champion, Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) has been training in Spain for the fight and has stayed quiet since the flight got moved . Usyks promoter Alex krassyuk wanted Usyk to still fight on February 17th if possible against Filip Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs). Hrgovic, The Ring’s No. 5-rated heavyweight, is the IBF’s No. 1 contender and Usyks future mandatory.
On Saturday nights live MMA hour show Tyson fury, Turki Al-Sheikh , Usyk and Usyks manager Egis kilmas joined Ariel Helwani on his MMA hour show. Announcing the fight will now take place on the new date of May 18th.
Türkiye Convinced Fury’s Injury Was Accidental and He Wants to Fight
Saudi entertainment king Turki Al-Sheikh said he knows both both fighters want to fight and insists the cut was a legitimate accident: “if I think Tyson scared of this fight I wouldn’t be here”. Fury and usyk all confirmed if anyone pulls out for the new arranged date the fighter will receive a 10 million penalty out of their own money, it was also confirmed.
May 18th
They also confirmed if the fight for what ever reason doesn’t go ahead may 18th another big fight will replace it , with rumours of Anthony Joshua and Filip Hrgovic being the replacements however Joshua would only be a replacement if it were to fight Tyson, with not much interest in a Usyk v Joshua 3 after the 2 precious dominate Usyk wins. Turki also confirmed Bivol v Beterbiev on June 1st.
When asked about his “coward” comments towards Fury, Usyks manager Egis said: “Maybe if you wanna get cut you’ll get cut” and that fury doesn’t want to fight Usyk.
However, The Gypsy King returned fire delivering his own onslaught towards Egis.
“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?” Fury also went on to call Kilmas a “Rat B******”
Usyk, who looked very calm and focused for all of the interview says when he heard the news of the postponing, he “just smile” and will now continue to train. Stating that he is “ready to fight anytime, anywhere” he also wished Fury a fast recovery.
The heavyweight who Fury was sparring Tyson and caused the cut, Argon Smakici – a Croatian boxer and MMA fighter.
According to Boxing Talk, Argon Smakici, the man who cut Fury, responded to the fight postponement by telling fans: “It was a clear punch so I don’t feel bad.” Although the video displayed Smackici catching Fury with a clear elbow.
