Tyson Fury Claims He Needs Surgery on Right Elbow Before Undisputed Fight with Usyk

Published 12/03/2022, 6:18 PM EST

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury lived up to expectations as he thoroughly dismissed Derek Chisora in their trilogy. ‘The Gypsy King’ put on a dominant performance out-landing his longstanding rival by quite a margin before the referee stepped in to spot the fight. Moreover, Fury even got into a faceoff with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.

This made fans cheer up with excitement as they hoped to finally see the two face off for the undisputed belt. However, Fury revealed that he needed some time off due to an injury. In an interview with ESPN reporter Mark Kriegel, he stated that he needs surgery on his right elbow that could leave him out of action for 6 to 8 weeks.

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‼️ Tyson Fury has revealed that he's been suffering with an injury and intends to have surgery on his right elbow before any potential undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk next year. [@ESPN]
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) December 3, 2022

However, he then claimed that he would return as soon as his injury was healed to face Usyk. If the injury takes 2 months to heal, we could see a match between the two by the summer of 2023. Moreover, with Fury now past his warm-up fights, he needs to take on someone of Usyk’s caliber if he wants to cement his legacy among the all-time heavyweight greats.

Tyson Fury calls out Oleksandr Usyk after beating Chisora

‘The Gypsy King‘ wasted no time in calling out Usyk after he dominated ‘Del Boy. In the post-fight ring interview, Fury immediately announced that the Ukrainian boxer will be the one who he faces next. “Where is Oleksandr Usyk, the rabbit? Hey rabbit, Usyk you’re next, you little bi**h, you’re next. You are next, me and you s*cker next, me and you, you get me s*cker, rabbit, pu**y” said Fury.

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This was not all, as he even poked fun at Usyk’s victory over Anthony Joshua and boasted about his victory over Wladimir Klitschko. ” 15 stone little midget beats a bodybuilder. Well, I ain’t no bodybuilder sucker, I’m gonna write you off. I already did one Ukrainian, didn’t I? and I will do you as well,” he added.

A fight between the two heavyweight champions now seems inevitable and the right fight to book. However, in a sport like boxing, nothing is written in stone as fans can only hope to see the two finally meet in the ring.

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Sahil Sood is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication, and holds a keen interest in the 'sweet science'. His journey towards following boxing began when he first saw the highlights of Mike Tyson as a teenager, and then closely followed the rise of Floyd Mayweather.

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