It wouldn’t be a true [autotag]Tyson Fury[/autotag] fight week without some drama involving his father [autotag]John Fury[/autotag].
As fight week activities begin ahead of Saturday’s highly anticipated heavyweight title unification bout between Fury and [autotag]Oleksandr Usyk[/autotag] 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 headbutt 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 headbutt, 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):
βΌοΈ Full, close-up video of John Fury's headbutt clash with Oleksandr Usyk's team which left him bleeding todayβ¦
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— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 13, 2024
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Big John Fury πΎππππππΏ ππ π½ππππΏ after heated confrontation with team Usyk π€¬#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 βΌοΈ
Watch the full clip HERE π https://t.co/f6qoDJgAvo#FuryUsyk | #JohnFury | #RiyadhSeason | #RingOfFire pic.twitter.com/ACLdpA0iKG
— IFL TV (@IFLTV) May 13, 2024
Tyson Furyβs reaction to Johnβs bloody face after the headbutt π pic.twitter.com/Sdm6cW9HLD
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) May 13, 2024
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Big John Fury πΎππππππΏ ππ π½ππππΏ after heated confrontation with team Usyk π€¬#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.