An historic undisputed heavyweight fight between champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has been signed and will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Additional details, including the fight date, are yet to be announced. Briton Fury, 35, is the WBC champion and Ukraine’s Usyk, 36, holds the WBA, WBO and IBF titles.
An historic undisputed heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has been signed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fury, the WBC champion, and Usyk, who holds the WBA, WBO, and IBF titles, will face off in December. The fight is part of ‘Riyadh Season’, an entertainment events festival held in Saudi Arabia’s capital every winter since its launch in 2019. Fury has won 33 fights with one draw since turning professional in 2008. The Gulf kingdom has been accused of investing in sport and using high-profile events to improve its international reputation, as well as human rights violations and the war in Yemen.