Tyson Fury takes on Oleksandr Usyk in a huge pay-per-view bout next month aiming to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999.
The two boxing superstars were set to meet earlier this year but it was postponed after Fury suffered a cut to his eye during sparring.
The Gypsy King endured the ‘freak’ injury just two weeks before the bout was scheduled to take place.
However, a new date was quickly confirmed and they will take to the ring in Saudi Arabia to fight for the WBC, WBA, WBO, and IBF titles.
Both fighters are aiming to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis over two decades ago.
Fury vs Usyk: How to watch
This 12-round heavyweight title clash will take place on Saturday, May 18 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Start times and further details are yet to be confirmed but the undercard is expected to get underway at 6pm with main event ringwalks at around 11pm.
It will be shown live on TNT Sports Box Office, Sky Sports Box Office and DAZN PPV.
The DAZN UK PPV price will be £24.99 – this includes one month’s DAZN subscription. For existing DAZN subscribers, the UK PPV price will be £23.99.
Sky Sports and TNT have not announced their UK PPV price, but it is expected to be the same.
Fury vs Usyk: talkSPORT coverage
talkSPORT will be across the entire fight week, including from the weigh-in and press conferences, with live updates on fight night.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
talkSPORT.com will also be running a dedicated live blog to keep you up to date with all of the action.
Fury vs Usyk: Undercard
Subject to change
- MAIN EVENT: Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk – for WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight titles
- Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace – for IBF and IBO super-featherweight titles
- Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis – for vacant IBF cruiserweight title
- Sergey Kovalev vs Robin Sirwan Safar
- Bakhodir Jalolov vs TBA
- Isaac Lowe vs Hasibullah Ahmadi
- Moses Itauma vs TBA
- David Nyika vs TBA
Fury vs Usyk: What has been said?
Fury wants Usyk to get the respect he deserves, although, he’s convinced he will beat the Ukrainian.
Speaking at an impromptu press conference, he said: “Please don’t say Usyk’s s*** after I beat him, because he’s not.
“We have weight divisions for a reason. Me being an encyclopaedia on boxing, I’ve studied every heavyweight and cruiserweight that has ever lived. When the cruiserweights step up to the big boys they usually get found wanting.
“Even the greatest cruiserweight who has ever lived, Evander Holyfield, when he stepped up to the big boys in ‘Big Daddy’ [Riddick] Bowe and Lennox Lewis, he was found wanting.
“You can beat the average big ones, but you can’t beat the really elite big ones because size really matters and we have weight divisions for a reason.
“And he’s going to be found wanting when he fights me on May 18.”
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