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  • Heavyweight Boxing: Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury rematch date revealed

    Heavyweight Boxing: Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury rematch date revealed

    The much anticipated rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury has been fixed for December 21 in Riyadh, the top Saudi organiser said on Wednesday.

    Recall that Usyk won the undisputed heavyweight boxing bout  against Fury earlier this month.

    The undefeated Ukrainian won by split decision against Britain’s Fury in the Saudi capital on May 19 in the first unification fight of the four-belt era.

    “The rematch between the undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk and the champion Tyson Fury is now scheduled on the 21 of December 2024 during Riyadh Season,” Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, posted on X, formerly Twitter.

    Britain’s Lennox Lewis won the last undisputed heavyweight championship against Evander Holyfield in 1999. Both men were ringside as Usyk handed Fury, 35, his first defeat.

    The 37-year-old Ukrainian, who briefly served as a soldier after the Russian invasion, was also undisputed champion at cruiserweight and won Olympic, world and European honours as an amateur.

  • Heavyweight Boxing: Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury to emerge undisputed champion

    Heavyweight Boxing: Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury to emerge undisputed champion

    Tyson Fury has been defeated first time in his professional  heavyweight boxing career after suffering a split-decision points defeat on a dramatic night in Saudi Arabia as Oleksandr Usyk became boxing’s first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion.

    Fury started  well but was saved from being dealt a big knockout blow by the bell after an Usyk onslaught in the ninth round.

    In a tense wait for the scorecards to be read out, Fury appeared convinced of victory before a stoney-faced Usyk broke down in tears when he was confirmed as the winner.

    The scorecards read 115-112 and 114-113 for the Ukrainian, with a third judge scoring it 114-113 to Fury.

    The judges split decision  meant Fury, 35, lost for the first time in a 16-year professional career. He will get an immediate opportunity for revenge with a rematch planned for later this year.

    “I believe he won a few of the rounds, but I won the majority,” a defiant Fury said in the ring.

    “It was one of the daftest decisions in boxing. I’ll be back.”

    Usyk takes the WBC belt from Fury, to add to his WBA, WBO and IBF collection.

    The 37-year-old remains unbeaten and is the first boxer in almost 25 years to stand tall as the sport’s sole heavyweight world champion.

    “Thank you so much to my team. It’s a big opportunity for my family, for me, for my country. It’s a great time, it’s a great day,” Usyk said.

    “Yes, of course. I am ready for a rematch.”