All you need to know for Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
Fury and Usyk will finally meet in the ring (Picture: Getty)
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk finally collide in their historic undisputed heavyweight title clash next week.
For the first time since Lennox Lewis’ victory over Evander Holyfield 25 years ago, boxing’s blue riband division is set to have one sole world champion once again.
WBO, WBA and IBF champion Usyk, defends his world titles for the third time having already dismissed two British heavyweights in Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.
Fury arrives with the WBC belt in possession, the final piece of the puzzle for Usyk with ‘The Gypsy King’ looking to take back the three titles he initially took from Wladimir Klitschko in 2015.
The biggest fight in heavyweight boxing spectacularly fell through last year before Saudi Arabia’s intervention revived it. Fury’s bruising night at the office against Francis Ngannou last October shelved things and a cut suffered in training ensured a date in February was delayed again.
But history now awaits for both men.
When is Fury vs Usyk? Date and UK start time
Fury vs Usyk takes place on Saturday 18 May in Riyhad, Saudi Arabia. The main card is scheduled to get underway at 6pm BST with ringwalks or the main event currently slated for approximately 11pm.
Fury is coming off a major scare against Francis Ngannou (Picture: Getty)
How to watch Fury vs Usyk on PPV TV
The heavyweight title fight will be available across three broadcasters on PPV. DAZN, Sky Sports and TNT Sports will all be showing the fight live in the UK on their respective pay-per-view platforms.
Sky Sports have priced the fight at £24.95 with DAZN listing at £24:99 – or £23.99 for existing subscribers. TNT have not yet announced their pricing for the fight.
Fury vs Usyk undercard
Fury vs Usyk will follow a stacked undercard in Saudi, including two world title fights. Jai Opetaia fights Mairis Briedis for the same IBF cruiserweight title he was forced to vacate at the turn of the year with Joe Cordina putting his IBF super-featherweight title on the line against Anthony Cacace.
The show also features a thrilling heavyweight match-up between Agit Kabayel and Frank Sanchez.
Fury vs Usyk undercard
Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace – for IBF and IBO super-featherweight titles
Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis – for vacant IBF cruiserweight title
Mark Chamberlain vs Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab
Sergey Kovalev vs Robin Sirwan Safar
Isaac Lowe vs Hasibullah Ahmadi
David Nyika vs Michael Seitz
Moses Itauma vs Ilja Mezencev
Agit Kabayel vs Frank Sanchez
Fury vs Usyk odds
An extremely tight fight is proving difficult to call with the bookmakers.
Fury vs Usyk odds
Fury to win: 10/11
Fury to win via decision: 15/8
Fury to win via KO/TKO: 7/2
Usyk to win: 10/11
Usyk to win by decision: 8/5
Usyk to win via KO/TKO: 92
Draw: 16/1
Odds via Betfair
Fury vs Usyk fight purse
The fight purse is reportedly at around €150million (£116million) with Fury thought to be claiming 70 per cent of that figure.
Fury vs Usyk rematch
A rematch between the two is almost certain to follow with Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh recently confirming the weekend of 12/13 October as a likely date.