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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will conflict again adjacent weekend, 7 months aft the Ukrainian was crowned undisputed heavyweight champion.
In May, Usyk won a divided determination against the Briton to extremity a 24-year hold for an undisputed king successful boxing’s glamour division. In doing so, the 37-year-old besides handed Fury, 36, the first nonaccomplishment of his master career.
Their rematch successful Riyadh, wherever the first bout took place, will spot the brace vie for the unified belts this clip – after the unbeaten Usyk gave up the IBF title – but who other is fighting?
Israil Madrimov, who fought valiantly successful a nonaccomplishment to Terence Crawford successful August, was owed to star, but he has fallen sick and will beryllium replaced against Serhii Bohachuk – pinch Ishmail Davis stepping in. Elsewhere connected the undercard, the “Romford Bull” Johnny Fisher will beryllium successful heavyweight action, arsenic will rising prima Moses Itauma.
Here’s everything you request to know:
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Full paper (subject to change; ‘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)
Dennis McCann (C) vs Peter McGrail (European super-bantamweight title)
Isaac Lowe vs Lee McGregor (featherweight)
When is the conflict and what clip does it start?
Fury vs Usyk 2, complete 12 rounds for the unified heavyweight titles, will return spot connected Saturday 21 December. The rematch takes spot astatine Kingdom Arena successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
While commencement times and the afloat undercard are yet to beryllium released, erstwhile fights successful Saudi Arabia person seen the main arena commencement soon aft 10pm GMT (2pm PT / 4pm CT / 5pm ET).
How tin I watch it?
As pinch caller Saudi-staged events, the conflict will aerial unrecorded connected DAZN pay-per-view, TNT Sports Box Office, and Sky Sports Box Office – priced astatine £24.99 connected each three. However, DAZN is the only 1 that doesn’t require viewers to person a subscription to entree the PPV; and it is offering a free, seven-day, no-commitment trial if fans bargain the event. Purchase the conflict connected DAZN here.
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Odds
Usyk – 8/13
Fury – 11/8
Draw – 14/1
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How overmuch money are Fury and Usyk making?
Reports suggested that the wide purse for the first fight was astir $150m (£116m), pinch Fury taking astir 70 per cent of that. For the rematch, the purse is reported to beryllium person to $191m (£150m), and while the divided has not been disclosed, Usyk should gain a greater percent than he did successful May – arsenic the A-side this clip around.