That escalated quickly.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury got the party started a day early by laying hands on WBA, IBF, and WBO titleholder Oleksandr Usyk during the official “Ring of Fire” weigh ins on Friday, held just one day in advance of their championship pay-per-view (PPV) boxing event this Sat. night (May 18, 2024) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (order it here).
Watch the s—t hit the fan in the embedded video above.
“I’m going to make this short and simple: I want to thank God for the victory that I’ve received already,” Fury said at the “Ring of Fire” press conference (watch it here). “And I want to thank everyone involved for putting this massive event on. I want to thank Usyk for turning up and challenging me.”
“Thank you to all the fans that traveled over to support me because I know it’s tough times at the moment and money is hard,” Fury continued. “So, I aim to put on a show. I’m ready. I’ve got nothing to say apart from I’m ready for a good fight. And if it’s tough or easy, either way, I’ll be ready.”
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