The repeat fight between boxers Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine) and Tyson Fury (UK) will take place on December 21 in Saudi Arabia, the head of the Saudi Arabian General Authority for Entertainment Affairs, Turki Al-Al-Sheikh, has confirmed.
“Fury vs. Repeat… 21-12-2024,” Al-Ash-Sheikh wrote on Friday on the social network X.
As reported, on May 19, Usyk defeated Fury in the first-ever fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion in the four-belt era. Usyk defended the WBA, WBO, and IBF championship belts and took away the WBC title that belonged to Fury.
Already on May 21, promoter Frank Warren confirmed that Fury intends to rematch with Usyk after losing the fight for the absolute world heavyweight champion.
Against Fury, Usyk will defend his newly acquired WBC belt, which has belonged to the Briton since the beginning of 2020. He will be defending his WBA and WBO titles for the third time after moving up to the super-heavyweight category.
The IBF belt, which Usyk won in his first fight with Anthony Joshua, will be stripped from the Ukrainian because he failed to defend it in time as required by the organization. Filip Hrgovic of Croatia and Daniel Dubois of the United Kingdom will compete for the vacant title.
Until now, Usyk has only once made immediate rematches in professional boxing – against Anthony Joshua in the heavyweight division. The first fight in 2021 ended in a unanimous decision in favor of the Ukrainian, and the second fight in 2022 was a split decision.
