Tyson Fury's camp have confirmed that father John will NOT be in the fighter's corner for his rematch with world championship Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night , live on DAZN Pay-Per-View.
John, a huge influence and driver in Tyson's stunning career, has been kept away from the fight week events and it has now be confirmed he will not be in the corner for fight night either.
Fury senior, as always, was a larger than life and dominate figure during the first fight in May.
He caused major controversary when he was left bleeding after headbutting Stanislav Stepchuk, a member of Usyk's team, during a pre-fight scuffle.
Then during the fight itself he was part of the corner team that was critised post fight for being too chaotic, with too many different voices and differing intrusuctios being shouted at a stunned Fury.
The Morecambe fighter's promoter Frank Warren has already insisted there will be no such antics or distractions this time around, telling DAZN "That ain't going to happen. This fight doesn't even need that because it was such a great fight between two of the best heavyweights of the twenty-first century."
Now trainer SugarHill Steward has confirmed Fury senior will not be involved on fight night, as his son looks to win the WBA, WBC and WBO belts and become a three-time world champion.
When asked on DAZN, during Wednesday's open work out, who Fury's corner will be, Steward said: "Just himself, Andy Lee and the cutman. That is pretty much it."
| Usyk v Fury 2 Reignited card fight times | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fight | UK (GMT) | US - ET | Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
| Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury | 11.00pm | 6.00pm | 2.00am |
| Moses Itauma vs. Demsey McKean | 9.55pm | 4.55pm | 12.55am |
| Serhii Bohachuk vs. Ishmael Davis | 9.00pm | 4.00pm | 12.00am |
| Johnny Fisher vs. Dave Allen | 8.07pm | 3.07pm | 11.07pm |
| Peter McGrail vs. Rhys Edwards | 7.20pm | 2.20pm | 10.20pm |
| Isaac Lowe vs. Lee McGregor | 6.32pm | 1.32pm | 9.32pm |
| Daniel Lapin vs Dylan Colin | 5.47pm | 12.47pm | 8.47pm |
| Andrii Novytskyi vs Edgar Ramirez | 5.00pm | 12.00pm | 8.00pm |
DAZN pundit Barry Jones added: "I think that is right. Let's not get it wrong, John has been very important in Tyson's life and career, but ultiamtely on a fight like Saturday like bem you need clear instructions.
"Not too many voices, not too many emotional voices. That is really important.
"You need clear insructions from your corner, with no emotion, you need calm. It is more about the brain than the brawn for this fight."
While there appears no room for John, one family member Tyson is hoping will be ringside second time around is his wife Paris .
Paris was absent from Fury's first career loss in May, after suffering a miscarriage, but Warren is hopefully she will be there on Saturday.
Warren added: "I could really feel her absence [in the first fight]. You can usually feel her influence in the dressing room.
"But I'm quite sure Paris will be there for the rematch."
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