Follow usTyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have inked deals for an undisputed heavyweight championship bout in Saudi Arabia.
The fight is planned for December 23rd or sometime in January. Fury will fight 1st with ex-UFC champ Francis Ngannou on October 28th in the same country, and if Tyson finishes the clash without injury, the boxing championship bout can happen.
Fury-Usyk will crown boxing’s 1st undisputed heavyweight champ in the 4-belt era and is a rare meeting between heavyweights recognized as 2 of the best pound-for-pound.
Breaking: @Tyson_Fury and Oleksandr @Usykaa have signed contracts for an undisputed heavyweight championship fight in Saudi Arabia, multiple sources told @MikeCoppinger.
The fight could take place Dec. 23 or sometime in January, sources said. pic.twitter.com/QzIwFQOUW3
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) September 29, 2023
Tyson, the WBC title holder, and Oleksandr, the WBA, IBF, and WBO champion, discussed a clash earlier this year in April at London’s Wembley Stadium before negotiations collapsed.
In the past month, the Ukrainian (21-0, 14 KOs) fulfilled his WBA mandatory defense with a 9th-round KO of Daniel Dubois in Poland.
The English (33-0-1, 24 KOs) is 1 of the most popular stars in the boxing world. Fury even has a reality show that Netflix shows and has also been in WWE.
Usyk hands Fury first loss in his career to claim undisputed crown 
Fury is in better shape at the weigh-in for Oleksandr’s bout 
Fury refuses eye-to-eye with Usyk ahead of their clash 
