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Laura Woods won’t host Fury vs Usyk after suffering horror injury

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WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT: Laura Woods has had to pull out of hosting Tyson Fury against Oleksandr Usyk after the DAZN host took to social media to share horrific injuries she sustained whilst on holiday

Laura Woods is usually a regular host for DAZN on fight nights(Bruce White/Colorsport/REX/Shutterstock)

Laura Woods has been forced to pull out of hosting Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk after revealing a horror injury.

The TNT Sports and DAZN host was absent from coverage of Fury’s weigh-in against Usyk on Friday and she has now posted a heartfelt update on Friday evening revealing she is unable to attend the clash after sustaining serious injuries while on holiday with boyfriend Adam Collard.




She said on social media: “Just wanted to explain my absence from the telly for a little while, to be totally transparent and avoid any speculation.

“I had an accident last weekend at a holiday cottage. I swung a pillow and hit a large, glass lampshade hanging from the ceiling above me, which shattered and cut my face and arms, but luckily missed my eye.

Laura Woods shared her injuries on social media(laurawoodsy/Instagram)
The host will miss the fight in Saudi Arabia as a result(Instagram)

“I wanted to say a couple of thank yous, firstly to Adam, for being my hero that day, acting so quickly and not leaving my side since and to his family for taking care of me in a time when I was petrified.

“To my agents Alex Maguire and Matthew Odonohue at CAA who searched for the best help immediately. To Dr Yannis Alexandrides and his wonderful medical assistant Zuzanna at 111 who opened their emergency surgery and came in on their days off, they were so gentle and have already worked magic that I didn’t think was possible to reduce the damage.

“I’ve added in the photos from then to now to show that even though it may look rough, it’s such a wonderful improvement already and I’m so grateful.

“It was a hell of a shock and I’ve been a bit sad, but I’m feeling very lucky it wasn’t worse. So a big thanks to my eyebrow too, for taking the brunt of it.

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