Tyson Fury’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk is just three days away, as the Briton aims to claim the unified heavyweight titles – seven months after suffering his first professional loss, against the Ukrainian.
In May, Usyk won a split decision against Fury to become the division’s first undisputed champion in 24 years. Now, the pair return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where Usyk defends the gold against the “Gypsy King” – minus the IBF belt, which he vacated in spring.
Fury fought impressively in May, leading the fight after the midway stage, but a phenomenal rally from Usyk secured victory, keeping the former cruiserweight king unbeaten.
Usyk, 37, even came close to stopping Fury, 36, in round nine, and will take great confidence from that in Saturday’s rematch.
Follow all the build-up to Usyk vs Fury 2, including Wednesday’s open workouts, below. You can watch the fight live on DAZN this weekend. (We may earn commission from some of the links in this article, but we never allow this to influence our content. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.)
Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and open workouts LIVE: Saturday’s fight card
Subject to late changes; ‘C’ denotes champion
Oleksandr Usyk (C) vs Tyson Fury 2 (WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles)
Serhii Bohachuk vs Ishmael Davis (super-welterweight)
Moses Itauma vs Demsey McKean (heavyweight)
Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen (heavyweight)
Rhys Edwards vs Peter McGrail (super-bantamweight)
Isaac Lowe vs Lee McGregor (featherweight)
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 11:36
Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and open workouts LIVE: How to watch fight
As with recent Saudi-staged events, the fight will air live on DAZN pay-per-view, TNT Sports Box Office, and Sky Sports Box Office – priced at £24.99 on all three.
However, DAZN is the only one that doesn’t require viewers to have a subscription to access the PPV; and it is offering a free, seven-day, no-commitment trial if fans buy the event. Purchase the fight on DAZN here.
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Alex Pattle18 December 2024 11:10
Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and open workouts LIVE: Fight-night timings
Fury vs Usyk 2, over 12 rounds for the unified heavyweight titles, will take place on Saturday.
The rematch takes place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The main event is scheduled to start at 10.25pm GMT (2.25pm PT / 4.25pm CT / 5.25pm ET), with ring walks starting around 10 minutes earlier.
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 10:40
Fury vs Usyk 2 build-up and open workouts LIVE
Fury fought impressively in May, leading the fight after the midway stage, but a phenomenal rally from Usyk secured victory, keeping the former cruiserweight king unbeaten.
Follow all the build-up to Usyk vs Fury 2, including Wednesday’s open workouts, right here.
Alex Pattle18 December 2024 10:17
