Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk: how to watch, ring walks time, undercard, stats, who will win heavyweight unification fight
- Undefeated heavyweight champions meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday
- First unification fight in the division in 25 years and winner will be undisputed champion of the world
All eyes will be on Riyadh this weekend as Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meet at the Kingdom Arena with boxing history on the line.
It will be the first unification fight in the heavyweight division for 25 years and the winner will be the undisputed champion of the world.
Both fighters are unbeaten and fans and experts alike are split on who will emerge on top in Saudi Arabia.
Fury could secure his legacy as the best fighter of his generation, following past wins over Wladimir Klitschko and Deontay Wilder.
For Usyk it would be the culmination of a career which has seen him win Olympic gold in London and unify the cruiserweight world titles before becoming a heavyweight champion.
All four belts will be on the line so, ahead of the big fight, here is all you need to know.
When are Fury-Usyk ring walks?
Saturday’s event will start at 6pm Saudi time (GMT+3).
Ring walks for the Fury v Usyk main event are expected around 1am Saudi time. That will be 6am Sunday for viewers in Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
It is 11pm Saturday if you are watching in the UK, 6pm Saturday in New York and 8am Sunday in Sydney.
How to watch Fury-Usyk
The fight is available on DAZN PPV in more than 200 countries and regions.
In Hong Kong, it costs HK$170.
Who is on Fury-Usyk undercard?
Joe Cordina (c) v Anthony Cacace, IBF super featherweight title
Jai Opetaia v Mairis Briedis, vacant IBF cruiserweight title
Frank Sanchez v Agit Kabayel, heavyweight
Sergey Kovalev v Robin Sirwan Safar, cruiserweight
Mark Chamberlain v Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab, lightweight
Isaac Lowe v Hasibullah Ahmadi, featherweight
David Nyika v Michael Seitz, cruiserweight
Moses Itauma v Ilja Mezencev, heavyweight
Tyson Fury’s boxing stats
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Age: 35
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Height: 6ft 9in (2m 10cm)
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Total fights: 35
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Record: 34-1-0 (24 KOs)
Oleksandr Usyk’s boxing stats
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Age: 37
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Height: 6ft 3in (1m 92cm)
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Total fights: 21
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Record: 21-0-0 (14 KOs)
What belts are Fury and Usyk fighting for?
For the first time since 1999, when Lennox Lewis defeated Evander Holyfield, we will have an undisputed world heavyweight title bout.
Fury’s WBC belt will be on the line, as will Usyk’s WBA, WBO and IBF titles.
What is the Fury-Usyk fight purse?
The total prize money has not been officially revealed.
However, in October, boxing promoter Bob Arum suggested Fury would be likely to make “a lot more than US$100 million (HK$780m) from the fight.
Various reports suggest the split is 70/30 in favour of the British fighter under the condition he donate £1m (HK$9.8m) to Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.
Who will win Fury-Usyk fight?
Boxing royalty past and present have made their predictions ahead of the heavyweight super-fight.
Lennox Lewis, last undisputed heavyweight champion: Fury
Mike Tyson, former undisputed champion: Fury
Anthony Joshua, former two-time heavyweight champion: Usyk
Evander Holyfield, former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion: Usyk
Deontay Wilder, fought Fury three times, ex-WBC heavyweight champion: Fury
Oscar de la Hoya, former six-weight world champion: Fury
Andy Ruiz Jnr, former heavyweight champion: Usyk
Francis Ngannou, former Fury opponent, UFC heavyweight champion: Fury
Daniel Dubois, heavyweight contender: Fury
Eddie Hearn, boxing promoter: Usyk
