Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk

Ring of Fire
Promotional poster of the event for DAZN
Date18 May 2024
VenueKingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Tyson Fury Oleksandr Usyk
Nickname "The Gypsy King" "The Cat"
Hometown Wythenshawe, Manchester, England Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine
Pre-fight record 34–0–1 (24 KO) 21–0 (14 KO)
Age 35 years, 9 months 37 years, 4 months
Height 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 262 lb (119 kg) 223+1⁄2 lb (101 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBC
Heavyweight Champion
The Ring/TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight		 WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, The Ring and TBRB
Heavyweight Champion
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound for pound fighter
2-division world champion
Result
Usyk wins by split decision in 12 rounds (115–112, 114–113, 113–114)

Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk, billed as Ring of Fire, was a professional boxing match contested on 18 May 2024, for the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring undisputed heavyweight championship.

It was scheduled to take place on 17 February 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, then postponed due to a facial injury sustained by Fury in training. It was rescheduled the next day and took place on 18 May 2024 at the same venue. Usyk won by split decision.

The rematch between Fury and Usyk was held on 21 December 2024, also at the Kingdom Arena. Usyk would win by unanimous decision. It would be the final fight of Fury's professional boxing career, as he retired (for the second time) on 13 January 2025.

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