Seven months after an exhilarating first battle, the unified world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) will defend his WBC, WBA and WBO titles in opposition to Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) on Saturday, December twenty first at Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, stay on DAZN PPV.
The primary Usyk vs Fury encounter was an instantaneous traditional, as Fury was in command of the primary half of the battle, and Usyk appeared dominant down the stretch. The extremely anticipated rematch is about for this upcoming Saturday, as Usyk is on the lookout for a repeat, and Fury is in search of redemption. December 1, 2018, marked the beginning of what would turn into a really entertaining trilogy between Tyson Fury and the hard-hitting WBC champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder. Within the first bout, Wilder’s energy was on show as he scored a knockdown within the ninth spherical.
Within the twelfth and remaining spherical, Deontay Wilder landed a two-three mixture that appeared to knock Tyson Fury out chilly. As soon as the referee’s depend hit 6, Fury popped up just like the WWE wrestler ‘The Undertaker.’ Wilder scored the 2 knockdowns, however Fury outboxed Wilder all through a lot of the different rounds.
On the conclusion of the 12-round contest, the bout was declared a split-decision draw. Fury and Wilder would cross paths two further instances as Fury was capable of come away with two convincing victories.
After the trilogy with Wilder, Fury went on to cease each Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora. In October 2023, Fury had a lackluster efficiency as he defeated former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou by way of break up determination. Seven months after the Ngannou battle, Fury stepped contained in the ring to take part in a historic battle.
After dominating the cruiserweight division, Oleksandr Usyk made his heavyweight debut again in October 2019 when he stopped Chazz Witherspoon within the seventh spherical. A yr later, Usyk defeated Derek Chisora by means of a unanimous determination.
The previous king of the cruiserweights would go on to face the unified world heavyweight champion. On the evening of September 25, 2021, Oleksandr Usyk outboxed Anthony Joshua and gained the world title battle by way of unanimous determination. With the victory, Usyk turned the brand new WBA, WBO, and IBF world heavyweight champion.
Eleven months later, a person who’s thought-about to be probably the greatest heavyweights of this period, Anthony Joshua, obtained his rematch in opposition to Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua made the changes to make the rematch extra aggressive, however Usyk was nonetheless capable of come away with the split-decision victory.
Oleksandr Usyk would go on to make a second profitable protection of his unified title by stopping Daniel Dubois within the ninth spherical. Subsequent on Usyk’s agenda was a match in opposition to one other heavyweight who is taken into account to be probably the greatest of this period.
On the evening of Could 18, 2024, in a battle for the undisputed world heavyweight crown, the WBC champion Tyson Fury obtained off to a very good begin as he stayed on the surface, used his feints, and persistently landed the jab. In spherical quantity 2, Usyk stayed on the entrance foot, slipping backward and forward and touchdown each the jab and left to the physique.
For almost all of the primary half of the battle, Usyk was the aggressor, however Fury did a very good job of controlling the vary and boxing off the again foot. After touchdown stable pictures to Usyk’s physique, Fury ended the sixth spherical by connecting with a pointy uppercut that damage Usyk.
In the course of the second half of the battle, the southpaw Usyk continued to press ahead, slipping backward and forward, making use of each bodily and psychological strain. Late in spherical 9, Usyk landed a tough left-hand shot that wobbled Fury. Usyk proceeded to land a flurry of pictures as Fury staggered across the ring till he lastly went down.
Fury survived the knockdown, however down the stretch, Usyk was the stronger and extra energetic fighter. On the conclusion of the 12-round contest, Oleksandr Usyk gained by means of a break up determination and have become the primary undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999.
Usyk additionally completed the feat of successful the undisputed crown in two divisions. Weeks after his historic victory, Usyk was stripped of the IBF title. Now, his rematch in opposition to Tyson Fury is a unified world title bout.
Tyson Fury is the important thing to the rematch as a result of he’s the person who has to make the changes. Within the first half of the primary battle, Fury was boxing nicely off the again foot till he made a essential error. So the query is, will Fury try and duplicate his efficiency with the omittance of the error, or will he battle off the entrance foot and be the aggressor?
Oleksandr Usyk is a matchup nightmare attributable to the truth that he has elite degree boxing abilities, footwork, and ring IQ. His opponent, Tyson Fury, is a grasp in terms of making the required changes. With that being mentioned, on December twenty first, when Usyk and Fury face one another for a second time, will it’s a repeat or redemption?
