TURKI ALALSHIKH has announced that Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will face each other once more on Saturday, December 21.
The contracted rematch will happen seven months after their first bout, which noticed Usyk topped the undisputed heavyweight champion after beating Fury by cut up choice (114-113), 113-114, 115-112). Usyk’s win befell on the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh and the return bout will as soon as once more happen within the Saudi Arabian capital.
Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, is accountable for bringing boxing’s largest gamers collectively to provide the most effective fights attainable all through the game. On May 18, historical past was made when Usyk grew to become the primary undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield in 1999.
The rematch between the Undisputed Champion Oleksandr Usyk and the Champion Tyson Fury is now scheduled on the 21 of December 2024 throughout Riyadh Season…The world will watch one other historic struggle once more…Our dedication to boxing followers continues…We hope you take pleasure in it…🥊🔥🇸🇦
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) May 29, 2024
The defeat was Fury’s first of his profession and ended his four-year reign as WBC champion, which included two epic wins over Deontay Wilder and victories over Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora.
On the Monday of Usyk-Fury struggle week, the latter’s father, John, was concerned in ugly scenes when the 69-year-old clashed with members of Usyk’s workforce earlier than headbutting one among them, which resulted in traces of blood dribbling down his face.
Those reminiscences have been fortunately not the largest speaking level of the week after the efforts of his son and Usyk within the ring. The Brit did, nonetheless, spend an excessive amount of time clowning round within the early levels permitting Usyk into the struggle. Fury roared again and appeared to harm Usyk to the physique on just a few events and catch the previous undisputed cruiserweight champion with a number of clubbing photographs. Usyk, who was seen kissing a crucifix within the nook for inspiration, pulled himself again into the struggle and in spherical 9 virtually stopped ‘The Gypsy King’ however referee Mark Nelson intervened and issued a standing depend to the dazed Fury, who did nicely to get better.
The momentum shifted within the last spherical when Fury as soon as once more produced his battling qualities to take the session on all three scorecards.
Whether all 4 titles can be on the road as soon as once more stays to be seen. The IBF had appeared set to strip Usyk of his title due to his incapacity to face long-time obligatory challenger Filip Hrgovic – who fights Daniel Dubois this Saturday evening (June 1). However, Usyk has requested an exception from the governing physique so his rematch with Fury might be for the undisputed championship as soon as once more.
