It wouldn’t be a true Tyson Fury fight week without some drama involving his father John Fury.
As fight week activities begin ahead of Saturday’s highly anticipated heavyweight title unification bout between Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the tension between teams is gearing up, as well.
John Fury has no problem leading that charge, it seems. During an encounter with the opposing team, the 59-year-old uncorked a head butt to the face of someone in Usyk’s camp.
Security and event staff already were in process of separating the two sides, but Fury’s attack caused more frantic movement. John Fury split his forehead open with the head butt, then was pulled away from everyone else.
Multiple angles of the incident have surfaced on social media, and you can check them out below (via X):
‼️ Full, close-up video of John Fury's headbutt clash with Oleksandr Usyk's team which left him bleeding today…
[🎥 Serge Lapin] pic.twitter.com/ctlylkIszH
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 13, 2024
𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗢𝗦 𝗘𝗥𝗨𝗣𝗧𝗦 ‼️
Big John Fury 𝘾𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝙄𝙉 𝘽𝙇𝙊𝙊𝘿 after heated confrontation with team Usyk 🤬#FuryUsyk | 18.05.24 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/mSQL0Z5vhd
— BoxNation (@BoxNation_TV) May 13, 2024
CHAOS ERUPTS AS JOHN FURY IS CUT AFTER HEADBUTT ‼️
Watch the full clip HERE 🔗 https://t.co/f6qoDJgAvo#FuryUsyk | #JohnFury | #RiyadhSeason | #RingOfFire pic.twitter.com/ACLdpA0iKG
— IFL TV (@IFLTV) May 13, 2024
Tyson Fury’s reaction to John’s bloody face after the headbutt 😭 pic.twitter.com/Sdm6cW9HLD
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) May 13, 2024
𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗢𝗦 𝗘𝗥𝗨𝗣𝗧𝗦 ‼️
Big John Fury 𝘾𝙊𝙑𝙀𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝙄𝙉 𝘽𝙇𝙊𝙊𝘿 after heated confrontation with team Usyk 🤬#FuryUsyk | 18.05.24 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/mSQL0Z5vhd
— BoxNation (@BoxNation_TV) May 13, 2024
It’s unknown if the attack from Fury will come with any repercussions as far as his continued involvement through the remainder of fight week. His son Tyson takes on Usyk at Kingdom Arena. The event airs on pay-per-view.
