Tyson Fury to have SURGERY before Oleksandr Usyk bout after suffering an injury in Derek Chisora win

Tyson Fury has revealed that he suffered an injury to his hand in his win over Derek Chisora.

Fury was completely dominant at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, controlling the action throughout before referee Victor Loughlin stopped the bout to prevent Chisora taking any further damage.

Following the win, Fury unloaded an x-rated rant towards unified heavyweight king Oleksandr Usyk with the pair coming face-to-face ahead of a proposed undisputed title showdown next year.

Tyson Fury has revealed that he will require surgery before any potential clash with Oleksandr Usyk

However, any potential bout between the two heavyweight champions will be delayed as Fury revealed post-fight that in addition to his hand injury, he will need to undergo surgery on his right elbow before returning to the ring.

Speaking with ESPN, the lineal heavyweight champion explained that he hopes that a bout with Usyk can be staged next year, once he has recovered from surgery:

‘I’ve got to maybe have surgery on my right elbow. I had the left one done, so I’ve got to have it done. It will take about six-to-eight weeks to heal. We’ll see when we can be ready for this fight.’ 

Fury suffered an injury to his hand whilst defeating Derek Chisora in their trilogy bout

The Gypsy King has previously spoken on having issues with his elbows, with his father John Fury revealing following his win over Deontay Wilder last year that the issue had required medical intervention.

Tyson was very badly injured going into that fight,’ he told BT Sport Boxing.

‘He had to have chromosome injections into both elbows. He’s since had an operation, six hours all day in hospital having them sorted out.

Meanwhile Chisora’s eye was swollen shut following Fury’s relentless onslaught in the fight

Referee Victor Loughlin stopped the fight in the tenth round to prevent Chisora receiving any further punishment

‘I think he had some bone spurs that he had to get removed, he was handicapped from the beginning. The boxing side of it went out the window because I knew he was going to be like that from early on.

Chisora meanwhile suffered serious swelling on his eye as a result of Fury’s relentless barrage of punches throughout the fight.

As the contest reached its championship rounds, the damage around Chisora’s face only continued to worsen before the referee stopped the fight with just seconds remaining in the tenth.