Bizarre reason for Tyson Fury's eye injury revealed by sparring partner after Usyk title fight axed

Agron Smakici talks to Wally Downes Jr about sparring with Tyson Fury during his training camp for the undisputed heavyweight fight against Oleksandr Usyk.

Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk was postponed until May with speculation over the Gypsy King's eye injury that was suffered in early February. With rumours around what went down during the training camp, Fury's sparring partner Agron Smakici reveals the bizarre reason why the cut happened.

TYSON FURY suffered the gruesome sparring gash that delayed the undisputed decider after a saucy prank backfired.

The fun-loving 35-year-old WBC champ was in the final two weeks of training for a February 17 showdown with Oleksandr Usyk when bloody disaster struck.

The Gypsy King was doing practice rounds with respected 33-year-old southpaw Agron Smakici in Saudi Arabia when he playfully thrust his crotch at the Croatian's backside.

The former MMA fighter - who was a crucial trainer parter for Anthony Joshua in his camps for Usyk and Otto Wallin - felt disrespected by the humping and knuckled down extra hard.

And then a fiery exchange ended with Smakici landing a left hook on the undefeated giant and an accidental elbow following through and landing and requiring 14 stitches.

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