ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR TYSON FURY VS OLEKSANDR USYK

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk finally collide in their historic undisputed heavyweight title clash this weekend.

For the first time since Lennox Lewis’ victory over Evander Holyfield 25 years ago, boxing’s blue riband division is set to have one sole world champion once again.

WBO, WBA and IBF champion Usyk, defends his world titles for the third time having already dismissed two British heavyweights in Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.

Fury arrives with the WBC belt in possession, the final piece of the puzzle for Usyk with ‘The Gypsy King’ looking to take back the three titles he initially took from Wladimir Klitschko in 2015.

The biggest fight in heavyweight boxing spectacularly fell through last year before Saudi Arabia’s intervention revived it. Fury’s bruising night at the office against Francis Ngannou last October shelved things and a cut suffered in training ensured a date in February was delayed again.

Fight week kicked off in explosive fashion on Monday with Tyson’s father John Fury left bloodied after headbutting a member of team Usyk on Monday, There will surely be more fireworks as we get closer to fight night…

When and where is Fury vs Usyk? Date and UK start time

Fury vs Usyk takes place on Saturday May 18 in Riyhad, Saudi Arabia. The main card is scheduled to get underway at 6pm BST with ringwalks or the main event currently slated for approximately 11pm.

How to watch Fury vs Usyk on PPV TV

The heavyweight title fight will be available across three broadcasters on PPV. DAZN, Sky Sports and TNT Sports will all be showing the fight live in the UK on their respective pay-per-view platforms.

Sky Sports have priced the fight at £24.95 with DAZN listing at £24:99 – or £23.99 for existing subscribers. TNT is also priced at £24:99, to be presented by Laura Woods alongside former world champions Carl Frampton and David Haye.

Fury vs Usyk undercard

Fury vs Usyk will follow a stacked undercard in Saudi, including two world title fights. Jai Opetaia fights Mairis Briedis for the same IBF cruiserweight title he was forced to vacate at the turn of the year with Joe Cordina putting his IBF super-featherweight title on the line against Anthony Cacace.

The show also features a thrilling heavyweight match-up between Agit Kabayel and Frank Sanchez.

Fury vs Usyk odds

An extremely tight fight is proving difficult to call with the bookmakers.

Fury vs Usyk fight purse

The fight purse is reportedly at around €150million (£116million) with Fury thought to be claiming 70 per cent of that figure.

Fury vs Usyk rematch

A rematch between the two is almost certain to follow with Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh recently confirming the weekend of 12/13 October as a likely date.

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