Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk: Preview, Where to Watch and Betting Odds

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk return to the Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia for the rematch of their undisputed heavyweight championship after the Ukrainian Usyk stunned the world with a split decision win in May to become the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000, as well as the first in the four-belt era. Oleksandr Usyk, who entered the ring as the unified champion holding the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles, added Tyson Fury's WBC belt to his collection. Even though Usyk won the opening round, Fury had the better of the middle rounds until midway into round seven when Usyk began to dominate. The undisputed champ is the clear favorite to retain his titles in the early odds.

BOXING: Undisputed Heavyweight Championship

Where to watch: PPV

Venue: Kingdom Arena, Riyadh

Date: 22.12.2024 01:00

In an interview in June, the former WBC champion insisted that he lost to Usyk because the fight was easy for him. Tyson Fury had recovered from a slow start to dominate rounds four to six last May before losing the momentum in the seventh round, then saved by the bell in the ninth round after being rocked by a flurry of punches. "The Gypsy King" recovered in the eleventh round and, in a last-ditch effort, won round twelve but ultimately lost the split decision. Fury's defeat to Usyk was his first professional loss. He first won the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles in 2015 after defeating Wladimir Klitschko. After being stripped of the titles, Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder to win the WBC and The Ring heavyweight gold in 2021.

• Age: 35
• Height: 6'9"
• Reach: 85"
• Record: 34-1-1 (Draw)

Oh my god, no way! Ok, no problem. The next fight will be easy [for him too]. My fight will be hard for me because Tyson Fury is a big man, a good boxer, and a good boxing IQ." But if Tyson says it will be easy for him, okay, no problem. I see for Tyson Fury, I see for the eyes of Tyson Fury, it's not easy. It will be hard, very, very hard.

Oleksandr Usyk

The 37-year-old Ukranian's performances have placed him among the pantheon of boxing greats. A world champion and Olympic medalist, Oleksandr Usyk first became undisputed at cruiserweight before moving up in weight and conquering the heavyweight division. He became only the third man to gain undisputed status in two weight classes in the four-belt era when he defeated Tyson Fury. Usyk had beaten Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision in September 2022 to claim the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles.

• Age: 37
• Height: 6'3"
• Reach: 78"
• Record: 22-0

Tyson Fury is a 2.50 underdog on Bet365. The underdog is priced at 2.36 odds on Betway. The fight to not go the distance is 2.25 on 1xBet, with a decision win for Oleksandr Usyk available at 2.2 odds. Read more here.