Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk to face off in Riyadh for undisputed heavyweight crown

LONDON: WBC world heavyweight title holder Tyson Fury and WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will fight in Riyadh, it was announced on Friday.

Additional details, including the fight date, will be announced shortly, BBC Sport reported.

“Delighted to finally get this fight signed, this is the biggest fight that could possibly be made in our sport,” Queensbury promoter Frank Warren said.

“The heavyweights always spark the imagination of the fans, and I have no doubt this will be the biggest boxing event of the century,” he added.

“I can't believe that it's happening but it is,” Usyk’s promoter Alexander Krassyuk said.

Usyk - who has won all of his 21 professional bouts - defended his titles against British fighter Daniel Dubois in August.

Fury will fight a non-title bout against MMA star Francis Ngannou on 28 October, also in Riyadh.

The fight is part of the Riyadh Season line-up of events for its 2023 edition.

Earlier talks for a Fury-Usyk fight to be staged at Wembley Stadium in London in April fell apart.

The last fight to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion was in 1999, when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield.