Jai Opetaia’s camp have dismissed rumours the Australian dropped Tyson Fury in sparring ahead of his heavyweight title showdown against Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury is currently in camp for his undisputed title fight with the undefeated Ukrainian, set to take place in Saudi Arabia on 17 February.
‘The Gypsy King’ is already in Riyadh where he has based his fight camp with a number of fighters brought along to help prepare the WBC champion for that historic fight.
Among those is Opetaia, now rated as the best fighter in the cruiserweight division after two destructive wins over British fighters Jordan Thompson and Ellis Zorro in 2023.
