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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk announce undisputed heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia in 2024

Fury and Usyk to fight for undisputed heavyweight title in Saudi Arabia in February, 2024

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Fury and Usyk to fight for undisputed heavyweight title in Saudi Arabia in February, 2024

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight of the undisputed heavyweight world champion title in Saudi Arabia on February 17.

Fury, 35, is the current WBC champ and Usyk, 36 holds the WBA, WBO and IBF titles.

The winner in Saudi Arabia, in a bout labelled “The Ring of Fire”, will be the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the century.

Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia

Fury and Usyk confronted one another during the announcement of the fight.

The bout was originally scheduled to take place on December 23, but was postponed following fitness concerns for Tyson Fury.

Former world heavyweight champion boxers Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will both fight on the same night instead.

The former boxing champions will not fight each other, but will appear on the same card in a Riyadh Season event on December 23.

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