Fury is looking to become first undisputed heavyweight champion this centuryBy the end of the night, Britain's Tyson Fury could be the first boxer in the 21st century to be crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
And for this miracle, the 35-year-old can thank an extraordinary regime of six meals day, a nutritionist who wakes him up every morning and lots of special sausages — not to mention his crushing gym workouts. The regime is a constant balancing act between making sure he has enough fuel but can also shed weight. Fury is encouraged to eat up to six meals a day, where previous he would eat one or two — a change which, if made correctly, can speed up the metabolism and allow Fury to consume even more 'fuel'.
Dinner is typically a 400g fillet steak, 500g of roasted potatoes, and roasted broccoli, asparagus and beetroot. The constant eating comes to an end with an evening snack of Greek yoghurt, peanut butter and vanilla essence. In any case, says Marriott, the cheeseburgers are of an impressively healthy type, made with the best steak patties, while the chips are sweet potato fries cooked in an air fryer. Then there is the exercise — lots of it. Fury has worked closely with strength and conditioning coach Kristian Blacklock for almost a decade.
Read More Tyson Fury's nutritionist reveals the secrets behind the Gypsy King's drastic body transformation ahead of taking on Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh this Saturday 'Heavyweights don't have to be this beautiful structure of a human being,' he continued. Fury also jogs and — aside from lifting weights — enjoys the punchbag. This will be Fury's lowest weight since he fought Otto Wallin in 2019, but he is still 29lb heavier than Usyk, who weighed in at a career-high of 16st 9lb.
'Tyson, for a big guy, he's not that normal type of plodding heavyweight,' he said. 'He's fast on his feet, he's got fast hands, got a good brain, and coming in this little bit lighter is going to give him more speed which is going to be key.' The original date for fighting Usyk, February 17, fell through when Fury suffered a nasty cut in training and needed stitches above the right eye.