Tyson Fury poses with cigar and shows off new body ahead of Oleksandr Usyk boxing fight

Tyson Fury poses with cigar and shows off new body ahead of Oleksandr Usyk boxing fight

WATCH NOW: Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk discuss their upcoming fight

Jack Otway

By Jack Otway


Published: 31/01/2024

- 13:24

The fight between the pair in Saudi Arabia is just a few weeks away

Tyson Fury has uploaded a picture of himself with a cigar ahead of his huge fight with Oleksandr Usyk next month.

The Gypsy King took to Instagram to share an image of himself and SugarHill Steward both holding the objects, though the 35-year-old's cigar didn't appear to be lit.


All eyes will be on Fury in just a couple of weeks, with his mega showdown with Usyk creeping closer.

The boxing star has been hard at work in the gym, with Fury knowing he needs to deliver following an underwhelming performance against Francis Ngannou last time out.

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Boxing news: Tyson Fury has posed with a cigar and showed off his slimmer physique ahead of his fight with Oleksandr Usyk

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Fury was a shadow of his usual self during that fight, only winning via split decision after being knocked to the canvas in round three.

Some questioned whether he was even taking the sport seriously any more by choosing to fight Ngannou in the first place.

But training in Saudi appears to be going well.

In another snap shared on social media, Fury can be seen looking slimmer than ever.

The Briton wore a pale blue t-shirt while on a trip in Saudi, raising his fists to the camera with a big smile on his face.

Whether he's still smiling after his fight with Usyk, however, is something only time will tell.

Fury's father, John, is confident his son will be too much for his opponent - insisting he'll get the job done around the eight-round work.

He exclusively told GB News: "I'm sure, if he's prepared right, I don't think or see anything that Usyk has that will trouble him.

"He's been in with far bigger, more powerful men than him. Probably not as good as boxers, but Tyson's a good boxer himself.

"Different styles make fights but I just think Tyson's every bit as talented in the boxing department but he's bigger, stronger, determined, he's got heart and you've got to nail him to the canvas to win.

"He's been getting up every time from these big, gigantic men's punches.

"So in the power department, I don't think Usyk is going to bother him. When you've been hit by Ngannou and Deontay Wilder at his best, I don't think the punching power is going to affect him too much at all.

"If Tyson's done his job, the way I know it should be done, it should be a one-horse race.

"Tyson'll stop him around eight rounds."

And John also thinks Fury doesn't get the respect he deserves, either, despite everything he's achieved throughout his career.

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"Well, it's the green-eyed monster isn't it," he said when asked about the flak Fury receives.

"He's in a position now where a lot of people would only dream of being in, and jealousy is a terrible thing.

"It don't bother us. We're used to that kind of thing, it's been going on for a long long time with those sort of people.

"Because like I said before, in our culture there is no good and bad. It seems to be you're all bad, you're all second-rate citizens. And that's just the way it is.

"We're used to that you see. It's been going on for a millennia hasn't it.

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"But we know we're nice people, we know we're respectful, we know we try to do what's right.

"And Tyson has given a lot to this country. He earns massive amounts of money, pays massive amounts of tax, he's not run away to another country to save his tax.

"He pays his dues, he lives here, he's done a lot more than these people that they worship have done.

"He's not run away. He's done everything that's required of him as a British citizen and more.

And when Tyson's retired it'll be a long time before those accolades will be held in Britain again."

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