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John Fury is left with a bloodied face after scuffle with a member of Oleksandr Usyk's team ahead of his son Tyson's fight in Saudi Arabia

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By Dominic Hogan

Published: 14:07 BST, 13 May 2024 | Updated: 14:58 BST, 13 May 2024

Tyson Fury's father, John Fury, has been left bloodied after an alleged altercation with a member of Oleksandr Usyk's team. 

Fury and Usyk square off on Saturday night in one of the most highly-anticipated fights of the 21st century, with the winner becoming the first man since Lennox Lewis in 1999 to hold all four heavyweight titles. 

Yet just a day after Usyk's arrival in Saudi Arabia - where the fight is being staged on Saturday - there has been an alleged coming together between Fury Snr and a member of the Ukrainian's team. 


Reports from the scene claim that shouts were heard during the media day, with Fury going head-to-head with someone from Usyk's team, before the Gypsy King's father was left with blood on his face after allegedly attempting to head-butt another person. 

A clip shows Fury squaring up to another individual, with Usyk's party chanting 'Usyk, Usyk'.

John Fury (pictured) was left bloodied after an altercation with a member of Oleksandr Usyk's team

Video footage caught a clash of heads between the two before blood was left sheeting down Fury's head

Tyson (left) later emerged and questioned how his dad had managed to cut his head

‼️ Tyson Fury's father John Fury going head-to-head with a member of Oleksandr Usyk's team in a heated clash today and being left bleeding as a result…

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— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 13, 2024

Fury then seems to mimic the chant with his son's surname, before being pulled away by several security members. 

He also could be heard saying: 'We ain't going nowhere, we don't go nowhere!'

As he walks away, Mail Sport captured the moment when Fury squares up to another member of the team before leaning in with his head and head-butting them. 

Tyson's brother Shane was reportedly also left incensed, shouting: 'Is that not f***ing daft? Stupid b****rd, show some respect. Is that not stupid getting in someone's face you f***ing p****.'

A scuffle ensues with several bodies in the room pushing and shoving, while Fury paces angrily before crying: 'We can't be beat! We can't be beat!' and then tries to charge the Usyk camp before being restrained. 

Fury Snr walks away from the melee and then turns and shouts: 'I live for this f***ing s***! I live for blood, guts and horror! Blood guts and horror! I live for this s***, my boy lives for this s***!'

Usyk's camp take up the cry of 'Usyk' again, which prompts Fury Snr to do the same with his own surname.

A member of Usyk's camp then makes their way over to Fury Snr to make peace, with the Gypsy King's father insisting his camp had never said a bad word about the Ukrainian heavyweight, before shaking hands and hugging it out. 

Fury Snr continued to chant 'Fury!' before shaking hands with a member of Usyk's team and making peace

Fury and Usyk will face off against one another for the right to be called the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world

Mail Sport also caught on camera Tyson seeing his father, coming into the room cheering before realising his father has blood sheeting down his face. 

'What's happened to your head, you silly ****?!' the Gypsy King says. 

'How've you cut yourself like that?' he continues, with a hint of a smile, before someone from the crowd takes up the chant of 'Fury! Fury!' before Tyson departs. 

John Fury then raises his arms to the crowd and shouts: 'The greatest show on earth has begun, here in Saudi Arabia.'

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