Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to go head-to-head for the undisputed heavyweight championship in February 2024
Reports has it that highly anticipated Fury-Usyk fight will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The bout was earlier scheduled for December 23, but Tyson Fury found himself in a much tougher fight than expected when he took on former UFC champion Francis Ngannou last Saturday in Riyadh.
Despite Ngannou’s dominance, Fury eventually secured a split-decision victory over th Cameronian who gave him a long run for his money and professed Supremacy.
The Briton suffered a cut over the forehead and the left eye and was even dropped in the third round, marking the seventh knockdown of his illustrious career.
The bout has been regarded as a massive upset after leaving many in the boxing world with mixed reactions.
Usyk held the WBA and WBO titles and was expected to face Fury in a battle to determine the undisputed heavyweight champion.
The contract for the Fury-Usyk fight had been signed weeks before Tyson Fury’s match with Ngannou.
The fight is not only going to be a battle for supremacy but a lucrative one as well with the deal including a two-way rematch clause, ensuring two high-stakes fights between these two heavyweights.
Oleksandr Usyk, an Olympic gold medalist and former undisputed cruiserweight champion, has held the WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titles since his victories over Anthony Joshua in 2021 and the subsequent rematch.
Fury, the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, is no stranger to the heavyweight crown, having famously defeated Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 for three heavyweight titles in an upset victory.
The bout is definitely going to shake the world of boxing when it eventually holds in February