Here are the latest updates on the Fury vs Usyk heavyweight title fight as of May 13, 2024:
The highly anticipated undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is set to take place on Saturday, May 18 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The ring walks for the main event are expected at 11 pm UK time (1 am Sunday in Saudi Arabia).
Fury, the current WBC heavyweight champion, enters the fight with a record of 34-1 (0 KOs). Usyk, the undisputed cruiserweight champion moving up to heavyweight, has a record of 21-0 (14 KOs). Fury is the 5/6 betting favorite with Sky Bet, with odds of 3/1 for a knockout win and 7/4 for a decision victory.
The fight was originally scheduled for February 17 but was postponed after Fury suffered a cut in sparring. The stakes couldn’t be higher, as the winner will become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. The undercard features several meaningful bouts, including:
Joe (c) vs Anthony Cacace for the IBF super featherweight title
Jai vs Mairis for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title
Agit vs Frank Sanchez in a heavyweight fight
Fury and Usyk will hold their pre-fight press conferences at 7 pm UK time on Thursday, May 16, followed by the weigh-in at the same time on Friday, May 17. Both build-up events will be live on Sky Sports. The fight is priced at £24.95 for Sky customers in the UK and €27.95 for Sky (and Virgin Media) customers in Ireland, up until midnight on Friday, May 17. After that, the price will increase to £29.95/€32.95 if booked via phone.