Fury vs Usyk

When is Fury vs Usyk?

Tyson Fury is set to square off against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday 18th May 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there is no weight limit.

This contest is for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world, with the WBC, WBO, WBA & IBF belts on the line.

Also, on the undercard will be Jai Opetaia's and Mairis Briedis' fight for the IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship, Joe Cordina's and Anthony Cacace's fight for the IBF World Junior Lightweight belt, Frank Sanchez's and Agit Kabayel's fight for the WBC World Heavyweight title, Mark Chamberlain's and Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab's fight, Sergey Kovalev's and Robin Sirwan Safar's contest and Isaac Lowe's and Hasibullah Ahmadi's bout.

Fury vs Usyk stats

Tyson Fury steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 34 wins, zero loses and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Oleksandr Usyk will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Fury has a slight advantage in power over Usyk, with a 71% knock out percentage over Usyk's 67%.

Tyson Fury is the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Fury has a height advantage of 6 inches over Usyk. This also extends to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Tyson Fury fights out of the orthodox stance, while Oleksandr Usyk is a southpaw.

Fury is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Usyk, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 53 more professional rounds, 230 to Usyk's 177.

Tyson Fury goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the RING at heavyweight.

Fury vs Usyk form

Fury remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Francis Ngannou on 28th October 2023 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Derek Chisora on 3rd December 2022 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Dillian Whyte on 23rd April 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Before that, he had won against Deontay Wilder on 9th October 2021 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

He had beat Deontay Wilder on 22nd February 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Usyk remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Daniel Dubois on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Previous to that, he had defeated Anthony Joshua on 20th August 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Anthony Joshua on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Derek Chisora on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had beat Chazz Witherspoon on 12th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Tyson Fury has been fighting more than Oleksandr Usyk.

Tyson Fury last fought 6 months and 20 days ago, while Oleksandr Usyk's last outing was 8 months and 22 days ago.

Fury's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Usyk's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time does Fury vs Usyk start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who is showing Fury vs Usyk?

Fury vs Usyk will be broadcast on DAZN PPV UK in the UK, while the fight will be broadcast in the United States by ESPN+ PPV.

How do you stream Fury vs Usyk?

You can stream the Fury vs Usyk PPV in the UK via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, Smart TV, and many others.

The whole event costs £24.99.

You can pay and stream Fury vs Usyk on ESPN PPV via the ESPN+ app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don’t need to be an existing TV or ESPN+ subscriber to buy a PPV card. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

The whole event costs tbc.

What are the odds on Fury vs Usyk?

Tyson Fury is currently 4/5 (-130) to win the fight outright, while you can get 1/1 (+100) on Oleksandr Usyk if you fancy the slight upset.

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