MMA Fighting has Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year on Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The main event is expected to begin around 5 p.m. ET on DAZN and PPV.com pay-per-view. Check out our Fury vs. Usyk results page to find out what happened on the undercard.
Fury (34-0-1) is one of the most decorated heavyweight champions in recent history, but had an underwhelming performance against lineal UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou when the two fought each other this past October. Fury eked out a split decision victory over the boxing debutant, despite getting dropped in the third round. Now he faces a considerably more experienced opponent in Usyk.
Usyk (21-0) is the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in boxing. He turned professional in 2013 and has been dominant since, becoming the first (and thus far only) undisputed cruiserweight champion in the four-belt era. Usyk then moved up to heavyweight, where he twice defeated Anthony Joshua to claim his current titles. Most recently, Usyk defended his belts with a ninth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois this past August.
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk is finally here! The two heavyweights meet today in a 12-round main event from Riyadh, with the undisputed world heavyweight championship on the line.
Fury brings the WBC title to the fight, while Usyk has the WBA, IBF, and WBO belts in his possession. The winner will be the first man to become undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era.
Patrick Stumberg will be on the round by round call in the stream below starting from Noon ET, and we’ll have full highlights, results, and more as the show goes on. Join us for one of the biggest days in boxing this year!
The 37-year-old Ukrainian is a fighter who will be heralded as a boxing great in years to come.
On Saturday, Usyk will look to further secure his legacy by becoming the first ever four-belt heavyweight champion when he takes on Briton Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia.
“Oleksandr is a superstar,” former opponent Tony Bellew tells BBC Sport.
Usyk reigned supreme as an amateur, winning European, world and Olympic gold.
In the paid ranks, Usyk won his first cruiserweight world title in just his 10th professional bout, before travelling to fellow champions’ backyards and cleaning up the division within five fights.
“If he beats Tyson, he can go down as one of the greatest fighters ever,” says Bellew.
BBC Sport looks Usyk’s transition from the world’s best cruiserweight to a unified heavyweight champion who dethroned Anthony Joshua in 2022, before winning the rematch just months after defending his country against the Russian invasion.
MMA Fighting has Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year on Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The main event is expected to begin around 5 p.m. ET on DAZN and PPV.com pay-per-view. Check out our Fury vs. Usyk results page to find out what happened on the undercard.
Fury (34-0-1) is one of the most decorated heavyweight champions in recent history, but had an underwhelming performance against lineal UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou when the two fought each other this past October. Fury eked out a split decision victory over the boxing debutant, despite getting dropped in the third round. Now he faces a considerably more experienced opponent in Usyk.
Usyk (21-0) is the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in boxing. He turned professional in 2013 and has been dominant since, becoming the first (and thus far only) undisputed cruiserweight champion in the four-belt era. Usyk then moved up to heavyweight, where he twice defeated Anthony Joshua to claim his current titles. Most recently, Usyk defended his belts with a ninth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois this past August.
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk is finally here! The two heavyweights meet today in a 12-round main event from Riyadh, with the undisputed world heavyweight championship on the line.
Fury brings the WBC title to the fight, while Usyk has the WBA, IBF, and WBO belts in his possession. The winner will be the first man to become undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era.
Patrick Stumberg will be on the round by round call in the stream below starting from Noon ET, and we’ll have full highlights, results, and more as the show goes on. Join us for one of the biggest days in boxing this year!
The 37-year-old Ukrainian is a fighter who will be heralded as a boxing great in years to come.
On Saturday, Usyk will look to further secure his legacy by becoming the first ever four-belt heavyweight champion when he takes on Briton Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia.
“Oleksandr is a superstar,” former opponent Tony Bellew tells BBC Sport.
Usyk reigned supreme as an amateur, winning European, world and Olympic gold.
In the paid ranks, Usyk won his first cruiserweight world title in just his 10th professional bout, before travelling to fellow champions’ backyards and cleaning up the division within five fights.
“If he beats Tyson, he can go down as one of the greatest fighters ever,” says Bellew.
BBC Sport looks Usyk’s transition from the world’s best cruiserweight to a unified heavyweight champion who dethroned Anthony Joshua in 2022, before winning the rematch just months after defending his country against the Russian invasion.
Full Card (DAZN PPV / ESPN+ PPV / PPV.com, Noon ET)
Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KO) vs Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KO), heavyweights, 12 rounds, for undisputed championship (Fury’s WBC title and Usyk’s WBA, IBF, and WBO titles)
Jai Opetaia (24-0, 19 KO) vs Mairis Briedis (28-2, 20 KO), rematch, cruiserweights, 12 rounds, for vacant IBF title
Joe Cordina (17-0, 9 KO) vs Anthony Cacace (21-1, 7 KO), super featherweights, 12 rounds, for Cordina’s IBF title
Frank Sanchez (24-0, 17 KO) vs Agit Kabayel (24-0, 16 KO), heavyweights, 12 rounds
Moses Itauma (8-0, 6 KO) vs Ilja Mezencev (25-3, 21 KO), heavyweights, 10 rounds
Mark Chamberlain (15-0, 11 KO) vs Joshua Wahab (23-1, 16 KO), lightweights, 12 rounds
Sergey Kovalev (35-4-1, 29 KO) vs Robin Sirwan Safar (16-0, 12 KO), cruiserweights, 10 rounds