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Rather than cancel or reschedule the event, the unified champion held a news conference and offered one-to-one interviews instead. <\/p>\n
Usyk’s team have been critical of Fury and questioned the legitimacy of the cut the Morecambe fighter picked up in sparring. Usyk’s trainer Egis Klimas said Fury was a coward., external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n But there were no such comments thrown towards ‘The Gypsy King’ during a news conference where Usyk, Klimas and Krassyuk were all relatively subdued. <\/p>\n Speaking to BBC Sport, Usyk said he had just finished a sparring session when he was told by his team of Fury’s injury. <\/p>\n “I just smiled,” he added. “And said ‘OK – I will finish my training and I will do my work stretching my back’.” <\/p>\n Cutting a relaxed figure in yellow tinted sunglasses, Usyk was not as animated as he often is. Questions were relayed to him in Ukrainian by an interpreter but he replied in English. <\/p>\n The winner in Riyadh will become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999 and the first in the four-belt era. <\/p>\n But Usyk said he is not focussed on whether Fury will be in the opposite corner.<\/p>\n “I don’t think about it. It’s versus Tyson or not versus Tyson,” he said. “For me now it doesn’t matter. I just want an undisputed fight.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n