Tyson Fury Presser & DAZN Boxing Show
Live From Morecambe, United Kingdom!
(April 10th) Tyson Fury press conference and DAZN Boxing Show live from Morecambe, United Kingdom.
Venue: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Promoter: Bob Arum - Top Rank, Frank Warren - Queensberry Promotions,
Turki Alalshikh - Riyadh Season
Matchmaker: Steve Furness
The full undercard lineup includes:
Super Featherweights
Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace
Cruiserweights
Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis
Sergey Kovalev vs Robin Sirwan Safar
David Nyika vs TBA
Featherweights
Isaac Lowe vs Hasibullah Ahmadi
Heavyweights
Bakhodir Jalolov vs TBA
Moses Itauma vs TBA
Moses Ituma, Bakhodir Jalolov, David Nyika also to be featured on the bill are expected to have their opponents announced soon.
About Riyadh Season
Saudi Arabia's capital embraces one of the world's biggest entertainment events every year during winter. Since the launch of the Riyadh Season in 2019, the festival has welcomed visitors from all over the world to experience thousands of concerts, sporting activities, and other unique cultural events.
Oleksandr Usyk Holds Press Conference Ahead
Of Rescheduled Fight Against Tyson Fury!
(February 6th) Oleksandr Usyk held a press conference ahead of his postponed world heavyweight title bout with Tyson Fury which has been rearranged for May 18th in Saudi Arabia.
Fury had been due to face Usyk for the undisputed world heavyweight crown on 17 February in Riyadh suffered a ciut in sparring training for the bout.
The long-awaited Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk unified world heavyweight title fight has been rescheduled in Riyadh for May 18th. The bout was originally for February 17th in Riyadh has been postponed on following WBC World Champion Fury suffering a cut over his eye during sparring.
Both boxers are undefeated the "Ring of Fire" clash will unify Morecambe, Lancashire, UK, Fury’s WBC Heavyweight championship with the Oxnard, California, based Ukrainian Usyk's WBA, (click photo to watch) IBF, WBO and IBO belts, crowning the first unified heavyweight boxing champion since Lennox Lewis, 1999.
Riyadh Season’s Turki Alalshikh has made it public that he is confident the fight would happen on the new date reporting both Fury and Usyk have agreed the new date.
Fury cut during sparring resulting a hospital visit for eleven stitches has produced all the required medical documentation.
According to Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Authority for Entertainment, either fighter will be hit with 10 million dollar penalty if they withdraw from the rescheduled bout.
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
"Ring of Fire" Official Promo Video!
(February 1st) Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk, undisputed Heavyweight Title showdown, February 17th in Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh Season: Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
The “Ring of Fire” Launch Presser!
(November 16th) Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk Launch Press Conference live from London, United Kingdom.
Boxing’s two heavyweight world champions will finally meet to crown the one and only undisputed champion of the world.
WBC and Lineal Champion Tyson ‘The Gypsy King’ Fury will fight WBO/IBF/WBA unified champ Oleksandr Usyk in a history-making showdown on Saturday, February 17, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The winner will become boxing’s first undisputed heavyweight champion since Britain’s Lennox Lewis claimed that honor 24 years ago, but this time four belts are on the line.
‘Ring of Fire’, the biggest fight in world boxing, will take place as part of Riyadh Season, one of the world’s largest winter entertainment events organized by Riyadh Season, and will be presented to fans worldwide. Fury kicked off Riyadh Season on Saturday, October 28, when he defeated lineal MMA heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou by split decision.
Ahead of the blockbuster ‘Ring of Fire’ fight, Fury and Usyk came face-to-face at a press conference held in London on Thursday, November 16.
“Usyk, you can run, but The Gypsy King is coming to get you. This is my era, and your time is up. Your undefeated record AND your belts, they will be mine!” Fury said. “Thank you to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and His Excellency Turki Alalshikh for bringing this undisputed title fight to the beautiful Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I had an amazing time here when I fought Ngannou, and I am ready to do it again. This time, The Gypsy King will return to England as the undisputed heavyweight king.”
“I have no goal,” said Usyk. “Only the way. And my way is ‘The Undisputed.’ That is why this was the only fight for me. When that bell rings, I will bring the fire.”
“Since our first Riyadh Season in 2019, the Season has developed a reputation for hosting the biggest events and they do not come much bigger than the undisputed heavyweight title fight,” said His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority. “This is history in the making, a fight the world has waited for. Now it is a reality, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is excited to be hosting this era-defining fight. This will be a global spectacle and we will do everything to ensure that everyone has an experience that matches an event of this magnitude.”
“The relationship between Riyadh Season and the sport of boxing will reach unparalleled new levels on February 17, when it stages the first undisputed heavyweight fight for 24 years” said Frank Warren of Queensberry. “Tyson Fury taking on Oleksandr Usyk is simply the biggest fight that can be made in boxing and is what the world wants to see. And we take this opportunity to thank His Royal Highness, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for his blessed vision which is achieving great accomplishments. We also thank His Excellency Turki Alalshikh and Riyadh Season for making it happen.”
“Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are the best heavyweights of their era, and this undisputed battle in the beautiful city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, promises to be a sensational fight and a history-making event,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “Fury is an all-time great heavyweight champion, but you can never count out Usyk, a former Olympic champion who has already conquered two weight divisions.”
“The world has finally got it!” Usyk’s manager Alex Krassyuk said. “Proud of Usyk, respect to Tyson. Let the best man win and we celebrate Usyk’s second undisputed!”
This is what the heavyweight champions had to say.
Tyson Fury
"I’ve been in many heavyweight title fights before. And now is the most important one. We’re both undefeated. He’s a champion; I’m a champion. And it’s going to be one of the fights for the ages."
"It’s been 24 years since we’ve last had an undisputed heavyweight world champion. And we know that the Klitschkos were champions for about 10 years. So there’s been another 14 years where other heavyweights couldn’t stop it. So we’ve been chosen. And I believe we’re both destined to be here. And there’s only one winner: I’m destined to become undisputed champion."
"We’re not here to talk. It’s not a talking contest. It’s a boxing match. On February 17, all the talking goes out the window. It doesn’t matter what he or what I said. It comes down to who wins the fight. He thinks he’s going to win. I know I’m going to win. There’s not much more to be said.”
Oleksandr Usyk
“I’m very happy to be here. Thank you to everyone. I will speak more in the ring.”
“I want to tell a story that looks very similar to our story with Tyson, about David and Goliath. When the Lord gives me Tyson in my hands, I will do my job.”
Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) has been the reigning heavyweight champion since November 2015. Taking a break from boxing due to personal challenges, Fury made an impressive comeback by defeating Deontay Wilder to claim the WBC world title in their rematch and sealing their trilogy with a knockout victory in 2021.
Ukraine’s Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs), an Olympic gold medalist, decided to move up from the cruiserweight division to the heavyweight division after establishing his dominance there. He caused an upset by defeating Anthony Joshua and becoming the unified heavyweight champion. Usyk successfully defended his titles against Joshua in a rematch. Now, he sets his sights on becoming only the second cruiserweight champion ever to achieve undisputed status in the heavyweight division.
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