A sparring mishap involving Croatian heavyweight Agron Smakici has led to an unintentional cut above Tyson Fury‘s eye. Well, this injury led to the postponement of the highly anticipated bout against Oleksandr Usyk. The incident, captured in footage, prompted His Excellency Turki Alalshikh to cancel the scheduled event on Feb 17th.
The fans have been assured of the ticket refunds. The rescheduled date for the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight is now set for May 18th. Even though there have been claims that Smakici doesn’t feel any remorse about his actions, he has stated in an interview that he’s quite sad about the entire situation.
Agron Smakici explains the video from his perspective
Smakici recently joined Tyson Fury’s sparring partners, a team that initially included Jai Opetaia and Moses Itauma. His addition wasn’t unexpected, given his history of sparring with top heavyweights, including Anthony Joshua. The southpaw was enlisted by Team AJ to aid Joshua in preparing for his clash with Otto Wallin and served as a key sparring partner for Joshua’s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk in August 2022.