By Gerardo Romero
May 30, 2024, 10:13 AM EDT
The president of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh, officially announced that the rematch for the undisputed heavyweight championship between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will take place after the Ukrainian’s recent conquest over the British to be the first fighter in the history of professional boxing to simultaneously hold the belts of the World Boxing Council (WBC), the World Boxing Association (WBA), the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and the International Boxing Federation (IBF). ).
The announcement was made by the sports and entertainment representative of the Middle Eastern nation through his account on the social network his excitement at being able to organize this long-awaited rematch after the conquest of Usyk on May 18.
“The rematch between undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk and champion Tyson Fury is now scheduled for December 21, 2024 during the Riyadh season. The world will once again see another historic fight. Our commitment to boxing fans continues. We hope you enjoy it,” wrote Turki Alalshikh on the popular social network.
The rematch between the Undisputed Champion Oleksandr Usyk and the Champion Tyson Fury is now scheduled on the 21 of December 2024 during Riyadh Season…The world will watch another historical fight again…Our commitment to boxing fans continues…We hope you enjoy it…🥊🔥 🇸🇦
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) May 29, 2024
Oleksandr Usyk has just defeated Tyson Fury by split decision after 12 exciting rounds in which both boxers demonstrated all their qualities to be able to define who would win the World Boxing Council belt; With this victory he positioned himself as the best pound for pound on the planet and reached 22 undefeated victories in his career.
An important detail of this fight is that the rematch could not be for the undisputed heavyweight title because the International Boxing Federation is analyzing taking its belt from Usyk because this confrontation against the British interrupts its schedule to see each other. in the ring against his mandatory rival, Filip Hrgovic.
Usyk, 37, is in the final years of his professional career and wants to retire in style by holding the four belts of the organizations that govern world boxing for a longer period of time.
It is important to note that the Ukrainian boxer has already confirmed that he will join actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in his new film project to start a new career in acting with the film ‘The Smashing Machine’, which is inspired by the story by former UFC fighter, Mark Kerr, and where the heavyweight champion will play former Ukrainian MMA star, Igor Vovchanchyn.
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