Tyson Fury’s nutritionist details his 6,000-calorie-a-day diet for Ngannou bout

Tyson Fury will be put on a 6,000-calorie-a-day diet by his nutritionist before taking on Francis Ngannou.

The self-proclaimed Gypsy King will put his unbeaten professional record on the line against the former UFC heavyweight champion and will be going through his usual pre-fight preparations. The 35-year-old, who weighed in at 260lbs to fight Derek Chisora, is about to ramp up the calories.

When asked by Betway if Fury was currently on 5000 calories a day, his nutritionist George Lockhart revealed: "Right now, I would say that it’s probably maybe 3,500, but it depends.

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"As he gets closer to the fight, obviously output starts going up. As the fight gets close, in the last two weeks, he'll probably be eating 5,000 6,000 calories.

"His weight just like plummets towards the end."

Fury, who will not be putting his WBC belt on the line, will be looking to get out of the fight without injury with plans of taking on Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed title in December.

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Fury isn't perfect when it comes to pre-fight preparations, with Lockhart revealing his guilty pleasure.

He added when asked if Fury's guilty pleasure is turkey dinosaurs: "Yeah, he's got a lot of funny guilty pleasures! He's definitely got a sweet tooth too, but if you bread stuff and crisp stuff up, it's definitely a lot more enjoyable than a regular grilled chicken.

"But I think it's because he's got seven kids, you know what I'm saying? Just probably indulging in a couple of freaking chicken nuggets here and there!"

The time for talking is almost over as KSI and Tommy Fury will bury their rivarly once and for all as they face off in Manchester on Saturday, October 14th. Logan Paul will also be fighting at the event in front of what is expected to be a sell-out crowd.

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Fury and wife Paris welcomed their seventh baby back in September, naming him Prince Rico Paris Fury.

Fury had previously stated that the couple could get into double figures with children, but that might not be the case after difficulties with the birth of their sixth child.

Daughter Athena had to be resuscitated after being born with an abnormally fast heart rate, which has led to fears from the father.

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