Fury Vs. Usyk Confirmed For February 17th, Joshua And Wilder’s Next Fights Announced
Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk has been confirmed for February 17th, 2023, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
According to reports, a press conference will be held on November 16th, 2023, at Wembley to announce the fight. The duo had been on course to face each other on December 23rd, 2023, only for the fight to be moved to next year following Fury’s fight with Francis Ngannou. The fight proved much tougher than expected, with Fury being sent to the canvas in round three as it became clear that the turnaround time may not have been enough for the WBC heavyweight champion.
Breaking: The Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship will take place on Feb. 17 in Riyadh, sources told @MikeCoppinger.
The fight was originally planned for Dec. 23. pic.twitter.com/RDDvQtiwID
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) November 14, 2023
Meanwhile, a new card in Saudi Arabia has been discussed for the December date featuring Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. The former was linked with Otto Wallin, while the latter was linked with a fight against Joseph Parker. And both those fights have now been confirmed.
Breaking: Anthony Joshua will fight Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia on Dec. 23, sources told @MikeCoppinger. pic.twitter.com/DCm0W2uDlX
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) November 14, 2023
Breaking: Deontay Wilder and Joseph Parker will fight on Dec. 23 in Riyadh, sources told @MikeCoppinger. pic.twitter.com/6m7GU3tXvi
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) November 14, 2023
Elsewhere on the card, Dmitry Bivol takes on Lyndon Arthur in a defense of his WBA light heavyweight title. The Russian has been inactive since his win over Zurdo Ramirez. A hand injury and the failure to secure an opponent have hindered his desire to stay active. The victor could face the winner of Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith for undisputed.
In addition, Filip Hrgovic will defend his IBF interim belt against Mark De Mori. Hrgovic is positioned to face the winner of Fury vs. Usyk. His last fight was a victory over Demsey McKean. As for De Mori, the 41 year old has won his last 11 bouts.
And to round things off, Daniel Dubois and Jarrell Miller will square off. Dubois aims to recover from his loss to Usyk, where the Brit’s punch was controversially ruled a low blow as the Ukrainian survived a scare to come through with a win.
Miller, on the other hand, is coming off a recent 31-month ban after failing a test against Jerry Foster. Prior to that, the American tested postive when he was course to face AJ on the latter’s American debut. As of now, Miller defeated Lucas Browne in his last fight.
The winner of the Fury-Usyk fight will become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999, when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield. And in doing so, the victor will become the best heavyweight of this era. Despite this being the case, boxing fans were still hesitant over whether the fight would go ahead, given the number of delays that have already happened.
Reaction
Won't happen!! 🤷🏻♂️
— The Boxing Mad Man (@TheBoxingMadMan) November 14, 2023
Believe it when I see it
— Wandering Rovers (Far right apparently) (@GrimeAlan) November 14, 2023
More chance of Father Christmas turning up in person – Tyson fury – is due to be in the new marvels movie as the invisible man no one has seen him turn up yet
— M Cooke (@mjtc1023) November 14, 2023
Current Card
Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin
Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker
Dmitry Bivol vs Lyndon Arthur
Jai Opetaia vs Ellis Zorro
Daniel Dubois vs Jarrell Miller
Arslanbek Makhmudov vs Agit Kabayel
Frank Sanchez vs Junior Fa
Fillip Hrgovic vs Mark De Mori