Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will meet on Saturday in a highly anticipated rematch. Here's everything you need to know about the Sky Sports box office parade
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 rounds expected for the main event at 10pm. time of the UK and Ireland. Construction coverage begins at 4pm UK time on Sky Sports Box Office.
Where does Usyk-Fury 2 take place?
The clash – which will be for the WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles – will take place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the same venue as the first Usyk vs Fury fight in May which the Ukrainian won via 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 until midnight on Friday 20 December.
After that £24.95 / €27.95 over all 'self-service' locations (remote control / online) or £29.95 / €32.95 if booked by phone (second some IVR or an agent), but please note an additional £2 booking fee if via an agent.
The event price will return to £24.95 / €27.95 (ROI) from midnight on Saturday 21st December.
Two repeats (full time) will be shown at 8am and 6pm on Sunday 22 December.
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 boxing's first undisputed four-belt heavyweight champion, with two scorecards reading 115-112 and 114-113 for the Ukrainian and the other 114-113 for Fury.
Usyk was rocked by an uppercut in the sixth round but then took control with a surprise attack in the ninth, with Fury close to being stopped.
The winner added the WBC title to his WBA, IBF and WBO belts to become the king of the division.
The rematch for the heavyweight title will not be in doubt, however, with Usyk forced to vacate the IBF championship after his win.
The IBF title is now held by Daniel Dubois, who retained that award by knocking out fellow Briton Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in September.
Download the fight record Fury and Usyk
Tyson Fury professional boxing statistics
- Age: 36
- Height: 6ft 9in
- Total Fight: 36
- Schedule: 34-1-1 (24 KOs)
- Tours contested: 242
Oleksandr Usyk professional boxing statistics
- Age: 37
- Height: 6ft 3in
- Total Fight: 22
- Schedule: 22-0 (14 KOs)
- Tours contested: 189
Fury's loss to Usyk was the first of his 36-fight professional career and the Briton has held every heavyweight title at one time, though not at the same time.
Before facing Usyk, he rose from the canvas to defeat former UFC champion Francis Ngannou via split decision in the Cameroonian's professional debut.
Fury's notable wins include defeating Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder (twice) and Dillian Whyte and he has also beaten Derek Chisora three times.
Usyk remains undefeated in 22 professional fights across the heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions and defeated Joshua comfortably in their two heavyweight shows in September 2021 and August 2022.
The Ukrainian, who also has wins over Dubois and Tony Bellew on his CV, is more recent than Fury in terms of contested fights and rounds but has a seven-inch reach disadvantage.
Fury-Usyk appearance and prediction
Based on the odds at 2pm on December 15, Usyk is the favorite 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 at 11/4 to win by knockout and 6/4 by decision. The draw is a 12/1 shot.
Fury vs Usyk – essential pre-fight reading and analysis
The heavyweight rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will be live on Saturday December 21 on Sky Sports Box Office. Book Usyk v Fury 2 now!
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