Frank Bruno recently revealed rumours of an injury to Tyson Fury, ahead of the long-awaited clash between Anthony Joshua and ‘The Gypsy King’.
Now, Shane Fury, brother of Tyson, has provided further detail on the current status of the two-time heavyweight world champion.
It has taken years for Fury and Joshua to agree to their blockbuster bout, with many fight fans believing that the much-desired bout has come too late, at their respective ages of 38 and 37 years old.
Still, the general consensus is that the delivery of the ‘Battle of Britain’ is better late than never and with a month to go until the heated heavyweight match-up, the whole nation is beginning to take notice.
Last week, on an episode of the Fight Your Corner podcast, Bruno claimed to have heard reports of an injury Fury had sustained during training camp, prompting alarm bells to ring throughout the boxing world.
Speaking with Boxing King Media, Shane Fury, at first, appeared to confirm those concerns.
“Yeah, he has got a pulled ligament in his ankle and that is travelling up to his knee. So, he is trying to get through it but he will let people know what is going on closer to the time.”
However, he quickly retracted his comments and admitted that he was not being serious, instead declaring that Fury is ‘on fire during training camp’.
“I am only joking, I don’t want to speak it into existence!
“Frank Bruno doesn’t strike me as the type to say something just to say it as a lie.
“Obviously, Frank has been told something by some idiot that has got no brain or wants to be a bit of a someone with a bit of clout where he knows the inside of someone’s camp and talks to Frank Bruno. It is just an idiot.
“Frank has not put it out for any badness, I believe that someone has told Frank, but what I can tell you, categorically, is – and I aren’t just saying it, that Tyson is on fire. So, he seems to be.
“Everyone around him is chuffed to bits with him, very happy with where he is at.”
Fury-Joshua takes place on Friday, December 11, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, with Deontay Wilder and Jai Opetaia set to go toe-to-toe in the co-main event of the bill.
