Tyson Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion, will take on Oleksandr Usyk, the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight champion, this Saturday night (May 18, 2024) at Kingdom Hall in Riyadh. After a crazy and absurd venture into crossover fights, the victor will take home all four titles, unifying the division titles and bringing order to the heavyweight rankings.
Fury and Usyk will navigate a swarm of combat sports reporters and devoted fight fans for today’s significant arrivals. See the linked video above for the live stream at 2:00 p.m. ET. For those unfamiliar with the “grand arrivals” custom, it’s a staged picture opportunity to start fight week.
Important Dates And Timings For Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk
- ‘Grand Arrivals’ will feature Fury and Usyk in Riyadh today, May 14, at 7 p.m. UK time.
- The competitors will then participate in a Press Conference for the media and general public on Wednesday, May 15, at 7 p.m. UK time.
- The uncontested match’s final news conference is scheduled for Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m. UK time.
- The two competitors will weigh in at 6:00 p.m. UK time on Friday, May 17.
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Additional Information For The Fight
Both fighters come into the bout fresh off scares from their 2023 campaigns; after Daniel Dubois floored Usyk, the referee called the strike a low hit and gave Usyk time to recover. In Round 9, he then halted Dubois.
Fury found himself in a more complex situation after his perfect record was preserved in a bout with the former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in October. Ngannou won several rounds and scored a knockdown, but Fury prevailed via split decision. Though Fury’s title was not in jeopardy, losing would have been significantly more humiliating than just coming out on top in a battle that everyone expected him to win.
Complete List Of Fighters In The Undercard
- Tyson Fury (c) -110 vs. Oleksandr Usyk (c) +100, undisputed heavyweight championship
- Jai Opetaia -500 vs. Mairis Briedis +350, vacant IBF cruiserweight championship
- Joe Cordina (c) -450 vs. Anthony Cacace +350, IBF super featherweight championship
- Agit Kabayel vs. Frank Sanchez, heavyweights
- Mark Chamberlain vs. Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab, lightweights
- Sergey Kovalev vs. Robin Sirwan Safar, light heavyweights
- Isaac Lowe vs. Hasibullah Ahmadi, featherweights
- David Nyika vs. Michael Seitz, cruiserweights
- Moses Itauma vs. Ilja Mezencev, heavyweights
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