Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight one another in Saudi Arabia tonight, bidding to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years.
Not since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999 has there even been a fight for all the division’s major gold, and one year after that bout, Lewis lost his undisputed status. But tonight, Fury’s WBC title and Usyk’s WBA, WBO and IBF belts are on the line in Riyadh – as well as each man’s unbeaten record.
Briton Fury, 35, last fought in October, surviving a shock knockdown by Francis Ngannou to win a hotly-disputed decision against the ex-UFC champion. Ukraine’s Usyk, 36, last boxed in August, fighting through a controversial low blow to stop Daniel Dubois.
Southpaw Usyk is an Olympic gold medalist and previously reigned as the first (and so far only) undisputed cruiserweight champion of the four-belt era, and tonight he will bid to replicate that feat at heavyweight. Fury, meanwhile, is out to win back the unified titles that he once took from Wladimir Klitschko.
Follow live updates and results from Fury vs Usyk and the undercard, below. Fury vs Usyk will air live on DAZN, TNT Sports and Sky Sports. Purchase a subscription to DAZN here.
Fury vs Usyk LIVE
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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk clash to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion in Saudi Arabia
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Briton Fury holds the WBC title; Ukraine’s Usyk is WBA, WBO and IBF champion
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Not since Lennox Lewis in 2000 has a heavyweight held all the major titles
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Fury is 34-0-1 (24 KOs); Usyk is 21-0 (14 KOs) and a former undisputed cruiserweight champ
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Fury weighed in at 262lb, much lighter than his last fight – a narrow win over Francis Ngannou
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Usyk weighed 223lb, after his weight was initially read wrong as 233lb
Fury vs Usyk LIVE: Main event and undercard
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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk (IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles)
Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis 2 (vacant IBF cruiserweight title)
Joe Cordina (C) vs Anthony Cacace (IBF super-featherweight title)
Agit Kabayel vs Frank Sanchez (heavyweight)
Sergey Kovalev vs Robin Sirwan Safar (cruiserweight)
Mark Chamberlain vs Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab (lightweight)
Isaac Lowe vs Hasibullah Ahmadi (featherweight)
Moses Itauma vs Ilja Mezencev (heavyweight)
David Nyika vs Michael Seitz (cruiserweight)
Daniel Lapin vs Octavio Pudivitr (light-heavyweight)
Fury vs Usyk undercard: Who else is fighting before undisputed title bout?
Fury vs Usyk LIVE: How to watch the fight tonight
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In an unprecedented move, the fight will air live on DAZN, Sky Sports Box Office and TNT Sports Box Office in the UK. The event will be on pay-per-view on each platform, with DAZN also broadcasting the fight card worldwide.
The fight card will cost £24.95 on Sky Sports and £24.99 on TNT. A TNT subscription is not required to purchase the broadcaster’s pay-per-view. DAZN has priced the event at £24.99 for new subscribers (who will also receive a free month’s subscription for that fee) and £23.99 for existing customers.
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How to watch Fury vs Usyk: UK start time, TV channel, stream and PPV price tonight
Fury vs Usyk LIVE: Start time tonight
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Fury vs Usyk is set to take place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, tonight.
The main card is due to begin at 5pm BST (9am PT / 11pm CT / 12pm ET), with main-event ring walks following at around 11pm BST (3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET).
How to watch Fury vs Usyk: UK start time, TV channel, stream and PPV price tonight
Fury vs Usyk LIVE
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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight one another in Saudi Arabia tonight, bidding to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years.
Not since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999 has there even been a fight for all the division’s major gold, and one year after that bout, Lewis lost his undisputed status. But tonight, Fury’s WBC title and Usyk’s WBA, WBO and IBF belts are on the line in Riyadh – as well as each man’s unbeaten record.
Briton Fury, 35, last fought in October, surviving a shock knockdown by Francis Ngannou to win a hotly-disputed decision against the ex-UFC champion. Ukraine’s Usyk, 36, last boxed in August, fighting through a controversial low blow to stop Daniel Dubois.
Southpaw Usyk is an Olympic gold medalist and previously reigned as the first (and so far only) undisputed cruiserweight champion of the four-belt era, and tonight he will bid to replicate that feat at heavyweight. Fury, meanwhile, is out to win back the unified titles that he once took from Wladimir Klitschko.
Fight day is here.
