Follow live coverage today as Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meet in boxing’s first undisputed heavyweight title fight since 1999
Usyk’s fighting moniker is “The Cat” due to his speed and agility. His head movement and fast feet make him hard to hit. His exceptional footwork creates angles, cuts off the ring, and torments and exhausts opponents. His movement also gives him the leverage to deliver blistering counters as he evades shots.
But Usyk will not only have to overcome Fury’s size advantage. The Gypsy King is also highly experienced, has great ringcraft, is full of feints and is elusive for such an enormous man. Fury also has exceptional stamina, has lost a lot of weight for this bout and has incredible powers of recovery – he’s gotten up from several knockdowns by Wilder, currently the most devastating puncher in boxing – although there’s always a risk that Fury’s extensive scar tissue can be carved open.
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Fury can fight southpaw and might switch stances to counter Usyk’s awkward style. Both trained in their opposite stances in the open workouts on Wednesday night.
The first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era will be crowned on Saturday in Saudi Arabia when WBC champion Tyson Fury takes on IBF, BWA and WBO champ Oleksandr Usyk. It has been a long wait for fans to see these two men share the ring but the time has finally come.
Fury is generally considered the best heavyweight in the world but he faces a unique challenge in Usyk, a masterful boxer who was previously undisputed champion at cruiserweight. Fury appears to have taken the challenge seriously, coming in at 262 pounds, the lightest he has weighed in for a fight since his 2019 fight with Otto Wallin.
The card also features a solid undercard, including Jai Opetaia taking on Mairis Briedis for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title in a rematch of a fantastic 2022 bout which Opetaia won despite having his jaw broken in two places.
CBS Sports will be with you throughout the entire way on Saturday, beginning with the start of the pay-per-view broadcast at noon ET, so be sure to follow along with the live results and highlights below.
Fight card, results
- Tyson Fury (c) vs. Oleksandr Usyk (c), undisputed heavyweight title
- Jai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis, vacant IBF cruiserweight title
- Anthony Cacace def. Joe Cordina (c) via eighth-round knockout
- Agit Kabayel def. Frank Sanchez via seventh-round knockout
- Moses Itauma def. Ilja Mezencev via second-round knockout
- Mark Chamberlain def. Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab via first-round knockout
- Robin Sirwan Safar def. Sergey Kovalev via unanimous decision (97-92, 99-90, 95-94)
- David Nyika def. Michael Seitz via sixth-round knockout
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