Tyson Fury has revealed he will not be getting his second coronavirus jab until after his planned fight with Deontay Wilder on October 9 as he doesn't want to 'take risks' with his performance.
The Gypsy King had to postpone his original July 24 trilogy fight with American rival Wilder after he tested positive for Covid-19 following an outbreak in his camp and it emerged after the fight that he turned down his second vaccine due to concerns about getting regular sickness from the jab.
Fury, 33, had his first jab over the summer but has claimed he does not want to risk his career and his family's earnings by taking the vaccine ahead of next month's crucial fight.
'You never can tell,' Fury said about the impact of the vaccine. 'There's so much bulls*** with all this, stories that go around, you never know what's the truth and what's not. So, I'm not in the risk-taking game.
Tyson Fury has revealed he is delaying getting his second Covid-19 vaccine until post-October
Fury (right) does not want to jeopardise his October 9 trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder (left)
'I'm in a serious, life-threatening job, where you can get your lights knocked out with one punch. And if (a second shot) was to affect me in any way, then I'd never live with myself before a big fight.
'But when the fight's over, and it haven't affected me, I'll have time to recover from it all. But I wouldn't go now and have me injection, not knowing what's gonna happen next week, because I've got much business on.
'And it not only would affect my career, but affect my family's future earnings and taking food out of me family's mouth.
The 33-yera-old had to delay his July 24 fight after he tested positive for the virus himself
'So, when the boxing's over in the minute, I can go and get me vaccine, second shot, and we'll see how we go from there.
