The Tyson Fury injury update from his own camp is a denial. Fury is not injured ahead of his December 11 fight with Anthony Joshua in Cardiff, and the bout is set to go ahead as scheduled for the WBA (Super) heavyweight title.
Tyson Fury injury update
Frank Bruno, the former British heavyweight, raised the doubt on the Fight Your Corner podcast. He said he had been told in a gym that Fury was carrying an injury that could stop the fight.
"I looked at him the other day and I think someone was talking to me in the gym that he's got some injury, which may stop him from going into the fight with Anthony Joshua? And having that on your head ain't nice," Bruno said.
Fury's camp denied the claim to Sky Sports News. No detail on Fury's condition was offered beyond that denial, and the fight remains on the schedule.
Cardiff schedule and venue
The fight is due to begin at around 1am in the early hours of Saturday December 12. The Principality Stadium is scheduled to stay open until 3.30am.
The contest closes a long back-and-forth between the two heavyweights. It is billed for the WBA (Super) heavyweight title, with Cardiff hosting.
Fury's plans beyond the Joshua fight
Fury, 38, said last week that he intends to keep boxing after the Cardiff bout. Speaking to WSVN Miami from his training camp, he set out the remainder of his career in contract terms.
"I'm going to continue. I've got two fights left on my contract. I'll finish the contract off and then probably sign another 10-fight deal. Who knows?"
"If the money's right sign another 10 fights, but they've got to be quick because I'm getting older. And when it's gone it's gone. I'm coming up to fight No 40."
Analysis: what the denial does and does not settle
This section is analysis. The denial answers the substance of Bruno's claim but not its origin: Bruno framed the injury as gym talk, not a medical report. Until Fury's camp, his promoter or a sanctioning body adds detail, the fight's status rests on that single denial to Sky Sports News.
What to watch is narrow. Any further statement from Fury's camp, or a change to the scheduled date, would be the next signal. Nothing in the source indicates either is expected.
The original report is by skysports.com.