Leaked footage shows exact moment Tyson Fury suffered huge cut from ELBOW to the face
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Footage has emerged online appearing to show the very moment Tyson Fury suffered the cut to his eye that ultimately forced his fight against Oleksandr Usyk to be postponed.
Fury's undisputed heavyweight bout with Usyk is one of the most hotly-anticipated boxing events this decade.
Not since Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield in 1999 has there been a heavyweight fight with all four major belts on the line.
Both Fury and Usyk had been finalising their camps ahead of the scheduled fight on February 17.
Tyson Fury's head knocked back after being hit by an elbow
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But the Gypsy King has sensationally been forced to pull out of the contest after suffering an injury.
Queensbury Promotions tweeted out a photo of Fury's huge cut above his eye and released a statement confirming he would not be able to compete in just two weeks.
A spokesperson said: "Whilst this is still breaking news it is clearly a massive disappointment, after the work that has been done by so many people to finaly deliver this historic event to the world.
"Once the doctors have appraised Tyson's eye, we will have a better idea of the period of recovery needed.
"Once known we will work diligently with all the stakeholders and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to reschedule this fight as soon as possible and will of course keep everyone updated with developments."
Fury also took to social media himself to reassure his fans that he means business and will fully focus on rescheduling the fight as soon as he's possible to do so.
It's been reported that Croatian heavyweight Agron Smakici was the man sparring with Fury who ended up inflicting the injury.
A clip soon went viral on social media appearing to show the moment Fury suffered the cut above his eye.
Tyson Fury walked away and touched his head after the clash
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The leaked footage shows Smakici and Fury grappling in close contact when the former gets inside and knocks the Gypsy King's head back.
Replays appeared to show Smakici throwing an elbow that ultimately caused the cut with Fury walking away and touching his head.
Fury's team haven't confirmed whether the footage is genuine, but Frank Warren confirmed that it was an elbow that caused the damage.
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‼️ Footage has now emerged appearing to show the moment Tyson Fury was cut by an ELBOW in sparring, causing the Oleksandr Usyk fight to be postponed… pic.twitter.com/dDy3e0Cv4o
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"It happened this morning in sparring with a Croatian heavyweight who caught his eye with his elbow," Warren told talkSPORT.
Despite Fury pulling out of the contest, Usyk still wants to fight on February 17th with Filip Hrgovic putting his name forward as a potential replacement.
"Now that Fury has gotten injured, I'm ready to step in and fight Usyk," he said.
"Let's go Usyk, you owe me my mandatory shot. It's time to finally face me."
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