Tyson Fury’s next fight WILL be that eagerly-awaited rematch vs Oleksandr Usyk and it WILL happen before the end of 2024.
Those dreams of an all-British megafight vs Anthony Joshua will not be happening any time soon (but it could be as soon as early 2025), but a Usyk vs Fury 2 blockbuster is one helluva consolation prize.
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These two heavyweight behemoths produced an absolutely spectacular show on May 18 – completely worthy of crowning the sport’s first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis back in 1999.
Of course it was Usyk in the end who roared back from an early deficit to claim an epic victory, and all of those titles.
When is Tyson Fury’s next fight?
Usyk vs Fury 2 will go down in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday December 21, 2024. Ring walks are expected at around 2300 UK time (midnight CET, 1800 Eastern Time or 1500 PST).
We now know that ESPN+ will air the bout as a PPV in the United States along with DAZN, while Sky Sports Box Office, TNT Sports Box Office AND DAZN PPV will show it in the UK.
What is at stake in Usyk vs Fury 2?
Okay so not quite as much as for their first meeting – this WILL NOT be for the undisputed heavyweight title.
Since that first meeting Usyk has vacated the IBF belt and that has now been won by Britain’s Daniel Dubois. He will defend that title vs Anthony Joshua at Wembley on September 21.
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So Usyk vs Fury 2 will be for the WBC, WBA and WBO titles. Oh, and the Ring magazine belt and the mythical moniker of lineal heavyweight champion. You can click here for a full rundown on the heavyweight title picture – and the current heavyweight champions.
Why not Fury vs Joshua?
Great question, and the answer is that we could see this bout as early as March 2025.
Saudi General Entertainment Authority Chairman Turki Alalshikh has said repeatedly he wants to make the big all-British superfight. As ever in boxing, the timing is key.
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IF Joshua defeats Dubois and Fury then gets his revenge over Usyk, both would be world champions again and a blockbusting unification match next March would have peak financial value.
If both men were to lose their next fights – or even one of them – not quite so much.
Is Tyson Fury a world champion?
Right now, Fury is not a world heavyweight champion. For the first time since early 2020, he does not hold any of the sport’s titles.
‘The Gypsy King’ claimed the WBC belt by battering Deontay Wilder in their February 2020 rematch in Las Vegas, and held that hallowed green and gold strap until his defeat by Usyk in May.
