Sources -- Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk title bout set for Feb. - ESPN

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship in February in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN.

Fury-Usyk was planned for Dec. 23 before Fury struggled in a tougher-than-expected bout with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou on Saturday in Riyadh. Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) was cut over the forehead and the left eye en route to a split-decision victory over Ngannou, who was making his pro boxing debut.

Fury, 35, was even dropped in Round 3, the seventh knockdown of his illustrious career.

Fury and Usyk signed contracts for their long-awaited battle for heavyweight supremacy weeks before «The Gyspy King» stepped through the ropes to fight Ngannou in a 10-round non-title bout.

After the decision was announced, Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) entered the ring to confront Fury and set up their showdown.

«23 of December, I'm ready to fight,» said Usyk, who stepped into the ring after the decision was rendered. «Let's go now if you want,» said Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion. "… He's a smaller man than Francis, I always said Francis was a much more dangerous fight than Oleksandr."

The day before the bout, Usyk posted on Instagram: «Francis, be careful with Tyson, I need him in the ring on Dec. 23.» But now, Usyk will have to wait two additional months to finally get his hands on Fury.

Fury and Usyk were closing in on a deal to meet this past April at London's Wembley Stadium before talks collapsed at the 11th hour.

Usyk, 36, is an Olympic gold medalist and former undisputed cruiserweight champion. The Ukrainian holds the WBA, WBO and IBF titles, belts he won from Anthony Joshua in 2021. Usyk retained the titles in the rematch with another decision nod over Joshua last summer in Saudi Arabia.

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