Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk is one of the biggest heavyweight matchups in recent history. Here's everything you need to know about the fight.
'The Gypsy King' takes on 'The Cat' in a fight that will crown the undisputed heavyweight king for the first time in more than two decades. The fight will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The country has played host to some of the biggest heavyweight clashes in recent times and continues to put on some of the biggest boxing events today.
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Venue: The Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Date: Saturday, May 18
Start Time: The fight card is scheduled to commence at 2 PM ET / 5 PM UK, with the main event ring walks expected to start around 6:05 PM ET / 11:05 PM UK.
How to watch: The event will be streamed globally on DAZN. The pay-per-view costs $69.99 in the US and £24.99 in UK.
Full Fight card:
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk, undisputed heavyweight championship
Jai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis, vacant IBF cruiserweight championship
Joe Cordina vs. Anthony Cacace, IBF super featherweight championship
Frank Sanchez vs. Agit Kabayel, heavyweight
Moses Itauma vs. Ilija Mezencev, heavyweight
Mark Chamberlain vs. Joshua Wahab, lightweight
Sergey Kovalev vs. Robin Sirwan Safar, light heavyweight
Daniel Lapin vs. Octavio Pudivtr, light heavyweight
Isaac Lowe vs. Hasibullah Ahmadi, featherweight
David Nyika vs. Michael Seitz, cruiserweight
The event will see the crowning of the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era. Even the undercard of the fight is stacked with two championship fights.
Fury will look to silence the doubters following his last fight against Francis Ngannou. Becoming an undisputed champion will help him etch his name into the history books as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, and is sure to be the capstone achievement of his boxing career.
Francis Ngannou picks his winner for Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
The world of boxing has its eyes set on May 18, a historic day for heavyweight boxing. Fury vs. Usyk is a fight that fans have been wanting to see for a long time, ever since the Ukrainian put on a masterclass against Anthony Joshua to dethrone him. Ahead of the highly awaited fight, Francis Ngannou spoke to Queensberry Promotions, and gave his predictions for the fight:
"If I'm objective, I will say Tyson Fury. Speaking of myself, I will still say Tyson Fury. Obviously, I'm not counting Usyk out. I know he can win this fight, he has a very good chance, maybe even. But, I still go for Tyson and I still want him to win, to see him for the rematch."
Watch the interview below:
'The Predator' is still eyeing a rematch against 'The Gypsy King,' which is why he wants the Brit to win against Oleksandr Usyk. But such a rematch might now be harder to set up, especially following Ngannou's crushing KO loss to Joshua.
However, it is not the first time the odds have been stacked against the Ukrainian. Whenever he has had the odds stacked against him, he has risen to the occasion and proven everyone wrong.