Usyk vs Fury. New fight date announced
4 February 2024 16:04
The fight for the title of absolute world champion between British boxer Tyson Fury and Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk has been postponed to 18 May. The British promotional company Queensberry Promotions announced this on social network X, according to
“The fight for the heavyweight championship between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has been postponed to 18 May,”
– the company said in a statement.
The company noted that the fight will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The fight between Usyk and Fury has been postponed for the second time. Initially, the media reported in late September 2023 that Usyk and Fury had signed a contract to fight in Saudi Arabia on 23 December or “sometime in January”, then the date was announced as 17 February.
on 2 February 2024, it became known that Fury had suffered a cut on his face during a sparring session and was stitched up, which meant that the Briton would not have time to prepare for the fight on 17 February.