Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury rematch will take place in Saudi Arabia on December 21

The rematch between undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury has been announced for December 21 with the fight once again taking place in Saudi Arabia.

Usyk inflicted the first defeat in Fury's career when the pair met in Riyadh on May 18 when the Ukrainian came out on top in a split points verdict to become the first undisputed champion of the four-belt era.

Fury immediately called for rematch claiming that he had won the fight, despite receiving a standing count and being saved by the bell after a relentless Usyk onslaught in the ninth round.

The scorecards read 115-112 and 114-113 for Usyk, with a third judge scoring it 114-113 to Fury leaving the Briton defeated for the first time in his 36-fight professional career.

“The rematch between the Undisputed Champion Oleksandr Usyk and the Champion Tyson Fury is now scheduled on the 21 of December 2024 during Riyadh Season,” Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia's general entertainment authority, said in a post on X on Wednesday.

“The world will watch another historical fight again. Our commitment to boxing fans continues. We hope you enjoy it.”

Usyk's win meant he became the first undisputed world heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999 after he added Fury's WBC belt to his WBA, WBO and IBF collection.

When asked if he was interested in the rematch with Fury, Usyk said: “I don't think about boxing now, because I started preparing in September 2023. Nine months, I missed New Year, birthdays of my sons and daughter, I missed all my family holidays. All the time I was only training, my only focus was this fight.

“Now I'm happy and I want to get back home. Go to my church, pray, and say thank you to Jesus, because for me and my