Fury vs. Usyk Bout: Heavyweight Showdown Set to Shake the Boxing World
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meet on Saturday in a hotly-anticipated fight that will crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999.
When is the Fury vs Usyk fight?
Fury and Usyk will meet in a 12-round heavyweight clash on Saturday, May 18 with the ring walks for the main event expected at 11 pm UK time - 1 am on Sunday, May 19 in Saudi Arabia time.
Where is the Usyk-Fury fight taking place?
The clash will take place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The same venue held the blockbuster heavyweight clash between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou in March 2024.
Who is on the Fury-Usyk undercard?
The undefeated Joe Cordina will defend his IBF super-featherweight title when he faces Anthony Cacace. Cordina has a record of 17 wins, zero losses and zero draws, nine of those victories came by way of knockout. Cacace will make his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, one loss, zero draws and seven knockouts.
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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-Usyk weigh-in and press conference times
Fury and Usyk are scheduled to hold their pre-fight press conferences at 7 pm UK time on Thursday, May 16.
The weigh-in will take place at the same time on Friday, May 17.
You can watch both build-up events live on Sky Sports.
Fury and Usyk's fight records
Fury is the current WBC heavyweight champion of the world. In his last bout, Fury rose from the canvas to narrowly beat former UFC champion Ngannou on a split decision in what was the Cameroonian's professional debut.
Usyk remains undefeated in his professional career and has yet to be beaten since switching from cruiserweight where he was the undisputed champion. The Ukrainian comfortably beat Joshua in their two heavyweight showdowns in September 2021 and August 2022. In his last fight, Usyk retained his IBF, WBA and WBO world heavyweight titles when he stopped Daniel Dubois in the ninth round.
Tyson Fury's professional boxing stats
Age: 35
Height: 6ft 9in
Total fights: 35
Record: 34-1 (0 KOs)
Oleksandr Usyk's professional boxing stats
Age: 37
Height: 6ft 3in
Total fights: 21
Record: 21-0 (14 KOs)
Fight preview: 'Whole world is waiting for it'
Tyson Fury:
"It's not personal. It's strictly business for both fighters. There's a lot of stuff on the line, but I don't hate him. I respect him as a man, as a fighter. Anyone would have to respect the man's achievements. He's unified heavyweight champion, undisputed cruiserweight champion.
"I'm the best. I'm just defending my 'best ness' against him. We have weight divisions for a reason. When the cruiserweights approach the big boys, they usually get found wanting. You can beat the average big ones but you can't beat the elite big ones because size matters. These are facts."
Oleksandr Usyk's promoter Alexander Krassyuk:
"It's the fight of a lifetime. The whole world is waiting for it. Let's pray for Tyson and expect that the guy enters the ring.
"I can tell you about the secret weapon of Usyk's, the only problem is it's not a secret. His weapon is his mind, heart, experience and boxing skills. And the main thing about him that is different from Tyson Fury is his discipline. That is what makes him great and it is his toughest weapon."
