Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk

Ring of Fire
Promotional poster of the event for DAZN
Date18 May 2024
VenueKingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Tyson Fury Oleksandr Usyk
Nickname The Gypsy King The Cat
Hometown Manchester, England Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine
Pre-fight record 34–0–1 (24 KO) 21–0 (14 KO)
Age 35 37
Height 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 262 lb (119 kg) 223+12 lb (101 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBC heavyweight champion WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight champion
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound for pound fighter
2-division world champion
Result
Usyk wins via 12-round split decision (115–112, 113–114, 114–113)

Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk, billed as Ring of Fire, was a heavyweight professional boxing match contested between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship. It was scheduled to take place on 17 February 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, then postponed due to a facial injury sustained by Fury in training. It was rescheduled the next day and took place on 18 May 2024 at the same venue. Usyk won by split decision.[1]

  1. ^ Sajad, Kal (19 May 2024). "Usyk beats Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2024.