Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meet on Saturday in a hotly-anticipated rematch. Here’s all you need to know about the Sky Sports Box Office showdown.
When is the Fury vs Usyk rematch?
Fury and Usyk will meet in a 12-round heavyweight rematch in Riyadh on Saturday December 21 with the ring walks for the main event expected at 10pm UK and Ireland time. Coverage of the build-up begins at 4pm UK time on Sky Sports Box Office.
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Where is Usyk-Fury 2 taking place?
The clash – which will be for the WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles – will take place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the same venue as for the first Usyk vs Fury fight in May which the Ukrainian won via a split decision.
How do I book the fight and how much is it?
The event is priced at £24.95 for Sky customers in the UK and €27.95 for Sky customers in the Republic of Ireland up until midnight on Friday December 20.
Thereafter £24.95 / €27.95 across all ‘self-service’ bookings (remote control/online) or £29.95 / €32.95 if booked via the phone (either IVR or agent), but note an additional £2 booking fee if via an agent will apply.
The event price will revert to £24.95 / €27.95 (ROI) from midnight Saturday December 21.
Two repeat showings (full duration) will be shown at 8am and 6pm on Sunday December 22.
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Who is on the Usyk-Fury 2 undercard?
- Serhii Bohachuk vs Ishmael Davis – super-welterweight
- Moses Itauma vs Demsey McKean – heavyweight
- Johnny Fisher vs David Allen – heavyweight
- Isaac Lowe vs Lee McGregor – featherweight
- Daniel Lapin vs Dylan Colin – light-heavyweight
- Andrii Novytskyi vs Edgar Ramirez – heavyweight
Usyk earned a split-decision victory over Fury to become boxing’s first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion, with two scorecards reading 115-112 and 114-113 in favour of the Ukrainian and the other 114-113 to Fury.
Usyk was rocked by an uppercut in the sixth round but then took control through an astonishing onslaught in the ninth, with Fury close to being stopped.
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The winner added the WBC title to his WBA, IBF and WBO belts to become king of the division.
The rematch will not be for the undisputed heavyweight title, however, with Usyk forced to vacate the IBF championship after his victory.
The IBF title is now held by Daniel Dubois, who retained that prize with a demolition of fellow Briton Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in September.
Fury and Usyk’s fight records
Tyson Fury’s professional boxing stats
- Age: 36
- Height: 6ft 9in
- Total fights: 36
- Record: 34-1-1 (24 KOs)
- Rounds contested: 242
Oleksandr Usyk’s professional boxing stats
- Age: 37
- Height: 6ft 3in
- Total fights: 22
- Record: 22-0 (14 KOs)
- Rounds contested: 189
Fury’s defeat to Usyk was the first in his 36-fight professional career and the Briton has held every heavyweight title at one point, albeit not simultaneously.
Prior to facing Usyk, he rose from the canvas to narrowly beat former UFC champion Francis Ngannou via split decision in what was the Cameroonian’s professional debut.
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Fury’s notable wins include beating Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder (twice) and Dillian Whyte and he has also defeated Derek Chisora three times.
Usyk remains undefeated in 22 professional fights across the heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions and comfortably beat Joshua in their two heavyweight showdowns in September 2021 and August 2022.
The Ukrainian, who also has victories over Dubois and Tony Bellew on his CV, is fresher than Fury when it comes to fights and rounds contested but does have a seven-inch reach disadvantage.
Boxing promoter Kalle Sauerland is predicting a knockout between Fury and Usyk and believes Fury’s size will give him the edge
Fury-Usyk odds and predictions
Based on the odds at 2pm on December 15, Usyk is the favourite at 4/6 with Fury 11/8 in the main winner market from Sky Bet. Fury is rated 7/2 to win by KO/TKO and also 7/2 by decision, with Usyk rated 11/4 to win by knockout and 6/4 by decision. The draw is a 12/1 shot.
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Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury’s huge heavyweight rematch will be live on Saturday December 21 on Sky Sports Box Office. Book Usyk v Fury 2 now!
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