Tyson Fury’s Next Fight: vs Oleksandr Usyk, February 17, 2024
In his next fight, Tyson Fury is set to clash with Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed heavyweight title. The fight is announced to happen on February 17, 2024.
Fury vs Usyk fight is announced to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as Saudi Arabia’s General Sports Authority will organize the event.
A Fight Two Years in the Making
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The fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship is more than two years in the making. It was planned in Saudi Arabia in early 2022. However, Anthony Joshua(rematch clause with Usyk) and Dillian Whyte(mandatory challenger for Fury) refused to step aside to allow the unification fight.
Attempts were made to make the fight at the end of 2022, but Usyk needed more time due to some injuries. They finally came to an agreement for a fight in early 2023, but Fury’s antics resulted in fight being scrapped. It was finally announced in September 2023 that Fury and Usyk would fight on December 23, 2023, given that he came out unscathed against Francis Ngannou.
This will be the first undisputed heavyweight title fight of the 21st century when it takes place.
Tyson Fury Survived a Scare
The fight against Francis Ngannou did not come as easy as he initially thought. He survived a knockdown in the fourth round and got a split-decision win. However, the consensus is that Fury lost that fight. He also left the fight with a cut and a black eye. This has pushed his fight against Usyk to be postponed from December 23 to February 17, 2024.
Oleksandr Usyk is a Mordern Great
Currently a unified World Heavyweight Champion, Oleksandr Usyk is one of the greatest modern-day boxers. He holds a record of 21-0 and is already a former undisputed champion at cruiserweight division. He also has two very famous wins over Anthony Joshua, from whom he took away the heavyweight titles he holds. In his latest bout, he defeated Daniel Dubois via ninth-round knockout. Will he carry on his form and beat Fury, who is already on the backfoot with his performance against Ngannou?
Joseph Parker? From what hat did you pull that name? Arum have said many times its gonna be (if not Whyte) either Ruiz or Robert Helenius. Lately he have said its Helenius or Manuel Charr. Never mentioned Parker.
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It’s a much better place to live and the people know how to be friendly.