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title: "Tyson Fury Sparring Partner Has Bold Prediction For Oleksandr Usyk Fight"
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author: "Kristan Caryl"
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published: "2024-04-10T08:00:20Z"
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# Tyson Fury Sparring Partner Has Bold Prediction For Oleksandr Usyk Fight

A man who has sparred with Tyson Fury has a bold prediction for what will happen when The Gypsy King takes on Oleksandr Usyk in May.

Fury steps into the ring out in Saudi Arabia after a below-par performance against Francis Ngannou last time out in which he only just managed to get the points win over 10 against a boxing novice.

[He then sustained a cut late in sparring in February which meant the fight had to be moved from later that month to May 18 which is a concern for some.](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/tyson-fury-promoter-concern-oleksandr-usyk/)

He will need to be at his best for Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight king who himself has had a fine run in his last three fights, beating Anthony Joshua to claim three world titles, then defending them twice, once against Joshua, then again against Daniel Dubois last August.

[In a post on his Instagram after sparring with Fury,](https://www.instagram.com/tymitchellofficial/p/C5f6jRLiDmF/?hl=en&img_index=1) Ty Mitchell suggests that Fury will dominate the fight.

*“Sparring no1 heavyweight on the planet whilst fasting? Yh completed it mate ? total domination May 18th Saudi! Inn shaa Allah!!”*

Mitchell calls himself ‘the best kept secret in British boxing’ on his Instagram page and is the founder of Get Heard, a charitable project aimed at raising awareness about gang violence and street fighting.

[Quite whether or not he has provided the sort of challenges in sparring that will be of much use to Tyson against a technically gifted southpaw, former Olympian and undefeated heavyweight like Usyk, time will tell.](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13108834/oleksandr-usyk-will-target-cut-but-tyson-fury-better-at-exploiting-any-weakness-says-promoter-frank-warren)