The lengthy awaited conflict for the undisputed heavyweight championship now has a date and site: Feb. 17 on the Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) will put his WBC title on the road whereas Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) can have his WBO, IBF and WBA belts at stake. The combat will headline the third boxing occasion set for Riyadh Season, a state-funded leisure and sports activities pageant. This may comply with the Oct. 28 conflict between Fury and Francis Ngannou, a combat through which the reigning WBC champion struggled in, and the upcoming occasion on Dec. 23 that includes Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and extra.
A press conference was held in London, England, to announce the occasion billed as “Ring of Fireplace.” For the primary time since Lennox Lewis, the heavyweight division will crown an undisputed champion. The combat has been a very long time coming, and boxing followers will lastly get the prospect to see Fury and Usyk duke it out.
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Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk press convention quotes
“I’m very completely happy to be right here,” mentioned Usyk. “Thanks a lot everyone. I extra communicate within the ring.”
“I need to inform one story which seems similar to our story with Tyson [Fury], about David and Goliath. When the Lord offers me Tyson in my palms, I’ll make my job.”
“I’ve been in lots of, many heavyweight title fights earlier than,” mentioned Fury. “It’s what it’s and now’s crucial one. Me and Oleksandr [Usyk], we’re each undefeated. He’s a champion; I’m a champion. And it’s going to be one of many fights for the ages.”
“It’s been 24 years since we’ve final had an undisputed heavyweight world champion. Now we all know that the Klitschkos had been champions for about 10 years. So there’s been one other 14 years the place different heavyweights couldn’t do it. So we’ve been chosen. And I imagine we’re each destined to be right here, to be on this large combat in Saudi Arabia, the ‘Ring of Fireplace.’ And there’s just one winner. I’m destined to change into the undisputed champion.”
