Usyk and Fury title fight rescheduled to May 18 in Saudi Arabia
British heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury shows his muscles during weigh-in at the Boxpark Wembley venue, near Wembley Stadium, in London, Friday, April 22, 2022. Tyson Fury has postponed his heavyweight unification title fight with Oleksandr Usyk this month after suffering a “freak cut” above his eye. Queensberry Promotions made the announcement. They were set to fight on Feb. 17, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Credit: AP/Matt Dunham
LONDON — The fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury for the undisputed world heavyweight title has been rescheduled to May 18 in Saudi Arabia.
Queensberry Promotions made the announcement on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday, a day after postponing the fight because Fury suffered a serious cut above his right eye in sparring in Riyadh.
"The Undisputed Heavyweight Championship Fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has been rescheduled to May 18th in Riyadh,” Queensberry posted.
The bout was scheduled in two weeks. It is the second time the fight has been delayed after a date last December fell through.
Usyk, from Ukraine, holds the WBA, IBF and WBO titles. Fury, from Britain, has the WBC belt.
The winner will be crowned the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000.
