The eagerly anticipated heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury now appears likely to be held in February, although the Ukrainian isn’t convinced. Tyson Fury supporters will hold on to the fact that their man has responded well in previous rematches down the years. He stopped Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora during his subsequent encounters with the pair after initially struggling to break down those opponents when they first locked horns. So maybe ‘The Gypsy King’ will have picked up some vital pointers from his May bout with Usyk. Some pundits have urged Fury to go on the offensive and cut out the clowning antics in Riyadh this time after allowing the Ukrainian to take the initiative for lengthy spells. The second outcome is Usyk simply being too smart to let Fury slump his weight and size all over him.

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Fury, Usyk share intense 11-minute staredown ahead of rematch

• It was the culmination of a trilogy between Tyson Fury and a hungry Deontay Wilder that spat out every possible in-ring narrative.
• Tyson Fury has assured pals “it’s not over” despite his devastating world heavyweight defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
• Six years after Wladimir Klitschko’s long heavyweight reign ended, Ukraine has another champion in boxing’s marquee division.
• The arena is located in the area known as Boulevard City, in the northwest region of Riyadh.
• Usyk holds the IBF, WBA and WBO belts and Fury has the WBC version of the heavyweight title.

The Queenslander has not been in the ring since suffering the first defeat of his professional career in August of 2023, being stopped in the 12th round against Croat Filip Hrgovic. Australian heavyweight boxer Demsey McKean is getting back in the ring on the undercard of the highly anticipated re-match between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week happened when Usyk was in London on a promotional visit. Brit Lennox Lewis was seated beside fellow ex-heavyweight world champ Wladimir Klitschko, while former featherweight world titleholder Naseem Hamed was also there watching. “And you think where he’s come from, how he’s championed mental health, he has bipolar, he has had a lot of problems outside the ring and he’s been a champion in beating them.

The 34-year-old Joshua has shown improvement in his past three fights, after a shaky showing against Jermaine Franklin Jr. following his second defeat to Usyk. He also performed well against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in March, scoring a second-round KO. Usyk is the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis held the honour for five months in 1999 and 2000.

Your digital subscription includes access to content from all our websites in your region.Access unlimited content and the digital versions of our print editions – Today’s Paper. Dubois, of course, is currently booked to defend his IBF title against Joseph Parker early next year. Asked in his post-fight interview in the ring if he thought the scorecards were correct, Usyk shrugged.

Depending on which PPV you purchase, you can live stream the card on either the DAZN app, Discovery+ app, or Sky Sports Box Office app. Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2 will go head-to-head once again at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The arena is located in the area known as Boulevard City, in the northwest region of Riyadh. Several epic boxing bouts have taken place at the usyk next fight venue over the past year or so, including Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou (March 2024), Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk (May 2024) & Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol (October 2024).

That news leaves Fury and Anthony Joshua as the odd men out in the heavyweight division, as well as Fury’s friend Joseph Parker. It saw him come face-to-face with one of boxing’s greatest ever fighters – not that he realised it. “Let’s talk facts. Anyone can get caught, as we’ve seen in a lot of these heavyweight fights, but this time I’m not going for a points decision.” “Provided A.J. keeps winning, that fight will happen early next year,” Warren said.

Usyk was comfortably the more assured fighter, his reflexes drawing gasps from the pro-Joshua crowd and his lightning-quick punch off his left hand repeatedly connecting. Joshua will have the chance to do the same thing — there is a rematch clause in the deal with Usyk — in a bid to keep alive his ultimate goal, to become undisputed champion. Slumped helplessly on the ropes, Anthony Joshua greeted the final bell — and what he knew was the end of his second reign as world heavyweight champion — with a wry smile. Usyk had accepted Fury’s demand for a split of earnings in the British fighter’s favour but his promoter Alex Krassyuk accused Fury of putting further obstacles in the way of a deal.

“There’s been discussions about it. Nothing’s been guaranteed. Tyson hasn’t agreed to it. It’s just been discussions amongst the powers that be. Fury could renege on the Usyk rematch if he’s offered more money to fight Joshua, but promoter Frank Warren doubts that will happen. The fight will be held in Saudi Arabia on December 21, headlined by Usyk defending the WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight championships and Fury.