Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk, billed as Ring of Fire, is an ongoing heavyweight professional boxing match contested between British WBC and Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Ukrainian WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed. The bout was scheduled to take place on 17 February 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, however, it was postponed due to a facial injury sustained by Fury in training. The bout was rescheduled the following day, and is set to take place on 18 May 2024 at the same venue.
The fight will crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000, as well as the first in the four-belt era. As well as the four belts, a special commemorative belt was made specifically for the fight on May 18th. The special edition WBC Fury-Usyk belt was blessed by Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic faith.
On 25 October, Fury and Usyk took it to social media to announce that they had signed for a bout, with a date of 23 December being reported but not officially announced. It was also reported that Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder would serve as the co-feature.[2].[3] On 28 October however, after Fury fought and defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou, he demanded that the bout with Usyk must be postponed because of injuries he sustained in the fight, despite Usyk stating that they are contracted for 23 December.[4] On 29 October, it was announced that the bout would take place in early 2024.[5]
On 16 November, the bout was officially announced to take place on 17 February 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a launch press conference in London.[6] The fight was officially postponed on February 2, 2024, with the idea of rescheduling for 2024 once a doctor could determine the recovery time for a cut sustained by Tyson Fury in training. Fury's promoter Queensberry Promotions confirmed the injury.[7] The whole card was rescheduled for 18th of May 2024, the decision was made quickly by the event's organizer in Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh.
Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia (c) vs. Mairis Briedis – (12) Note 2
Super Featherweight Anthony Cacace (c) def. Joe Cordina (c) TKO 8 (12) 0:39 Note 3
Heavyweight Agit Kabayel def. Frank Sanchez KO 7 (12) 2:29
Heavyweight Moses Itauma def. Ilja Mezencev TKO 2 (10) 0:50
Lightweight Mark Chamberlain def. Joshua Oluwaseum Wahab TKO 1 (12) 2:42
Cruiserweight Robin Sirwan Safar def. Sergey Kovalev UD 10
Cruiserweight David Nyika def. Michael Seitz TKO 4 (10) 2:45
Light-Heavyweight Daniel Lupin def. Octavio Pudivitr KO 1 (10) 1:47
Featherweight Isaac Lowe def. Hasbulla PTS 10
^Note 1 For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, The Ring and Lineal heavyweight titles
^Note 2 For The Ring and vacant IBF cruiserweight titles
^Note 3 For IBF and IBO super-featherweight titles
Broadcasters
DAZN PPV will cover the fight globally. Viewers in Middle East and North Africa countries can order to watch the event via Webook. In UK and Ireland, the fight will be aired live on both PPV's Sky and TNT Sports Box Office channels. In Ukraine, the fight will be streamed live on MEGOGO. In the USA, the fight will be streamed live via ESPN+ PPV.
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk, billed as Ring of Fire, is an ongoing heavyweight professional boxing match contested between British WBC and Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Ukrainian WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed. The bout was scheduled to take place on 17 February 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, however, it was postponed due to a facial injury sustained by Fury in training. The bout was rescheduled the following day, and is set to take place on 18 May 2024 at the same venue.
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Background and build up
The fight will crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000, as well as the first in the four-belt era. As well as the four belts, a special commemorative belt was made specifically for the fight on May 18th. The special edition WBC Fury-Usyk belt was blessed by Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic faith.
On 25 October, Fury and Usyk took it to social media to announce that they had signed for a bout, with a date of 23 December being reported but not officially announced. It was also reported that Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder would serve as the co-feature.[2].[3] On 28 October however, after Fury fought and defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou, he demanded that the bout with Usyk must be postponed because of injuries he sustained in the fight, despite Usyk stating that they are contracted for 23 December.[4] On 29 October, it was announced that the bout would take place in early 2024.[5]
On 16 November, the bout was officially announced to take place on 17 February 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with a launch press conference in London.[6] The fight was officially postponed on February 2, 2024, with the idea of rescheduling for 2024 once a doctor could determine the recovery time for a cut sustained by Tyson Fury in training. Fury's promoter Queensberry Promotions confirmed the injury.[7] The whole card was rescheduled for 18th of May 2024, the decision was made quickly by the event's organizer in Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh.
Card
Weight class vs Method Round Time Notes
Main Card (PPV)
Heavyweight Tyson Fury (c) vs. Oleksandr Usyk (c) – (12) Note 1
Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia (c) vs. Mairis Briedis – (12) Note 2
Super Featherweight Anthony Cacace (c) def. Joe Cordina (c) TKO 8 (12) 0:39 Note 3
Heavyweight Agit Kabayel def. Frank Sanchez KO 7 (12) 2:29
Heavyweight Moses Itauma def. Ilja Mezencev TKO 2 (10) 0:50
Lightweight Mark Chamberlain def. Joshua Oluwaseum Wahab TKO 1 (12) 2:42
Cruiserweight Robin Sirwan Safar def. Sergey Kovalev UD 10
Cruiserweight David Nyika def. Michael Seitz TKO 4 (10) 2:45
Light-Heavyweight Daniel Lupin def. Octavio Pudivitr KO 1 (10) 1:47
Featherweight Isaac Lowe def. Hasbulla PTS 10
^Note 1 For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, The Ring and Lineal heavyweight titles
^Note 2 For The Ring and vacant IBF cruiserweight titles
^Note 3 For IBF and IBO super-featherweight titles
Broadcasters
DAZN PPV will cover the fight globally. Viewers in Middle East and North Africa countries can order to watch the event via Webook. In UK and Ireland, the fight will be aired live on both PPV's Sky and TNT Sports Box Office channels. In Ukraine, the fight will be streamed live on MEGOGO. In the USA, the fight will be streamed live via ESPN+ PPV.