WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF champion Alexander Usyk and WBC belt holder Tyson Fury will fight for the title of the absolute world heavyweight championship in February in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).
This was reported by ESPN, citing sources.
The Fury-Usyk fight was scheduled for December 23, but it is noted that Fury received a cut in a fight with Francis Ngannou, who made his debut in professional boxing.
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During the fight in Riyadh, the 35-year-old Briton was knocked down, and the fight itself ended with Fury winning by split decision.
Fury and Usyk signed contracts for the long-awaited fight at the end of September, almost a month before the Briton's non-title fight with Ngannou.
After the fight in Riyadh and the announcement of the judge's decision, Usyk entered the ring and said that he was ready to fight in December. The day before the fight, Usyk wrote on Instagram: Francis, be careful with Tyson, I need him in the ring on December 23.
At stake in the Usyk-Fury fight will be the WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF belts, as well as the secondary IBO and The Ring titles owned by Usyk.
At the same time, if one of the boxers activates the rematch option, then the IBF belt will probably not be up for grabs, because after the first fight its owner will have to fight with challenger Filip Hrgovic from Croatia.
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