There will be press conferences, open workouts, and weigh-ins before the fight.
The schedule of media events that will take place in the last week before the rematch between WBA, WBO, WBC, and IBO heavyweight title holder Oleksandr Usyk and former champion Tyson Fury has been presented.
According to the official broadcaster of the fight DAZN, before actually meeting in the ring, the boxers will hold press conferences, open training sessions and weigh-ins.
Here is the full schedule of media events that will precede the Usyk-Fury rematch. Their start times are Kyiv time.
Schedule of events before the Usyk-Fury rematch
Tuesday, December 17, 19:00. Official arrival of the boxers, during which Usyk will meet Fury and the participants of the future show will be presented.
Wednesday, December 18, 18:00. Open training sessions of Usyk and Fury.
Thursday, December 19, 17:00.The last official press conference of Usyk and Fury before the rematch.
Friday, December 20, 19:00. The official weigh-in ceremony of Usyk and Fury.
The rematch between Usyk and Fury will take place on Saturday, December 21, in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). In Ukraine, it will be the night of Sunday, December 22, the fight will start no earlier than 01:00 Kyiv time.
All titles held by the Ukrainian boxer will be at stake. Unlike the first fight, this time the title of absolute world champion will not be at stake, since Alexander previously renounced the IBF title. Now it is held by Briton Daniel Dubois, who has already managed to defend it by knocking out his compatriot Anthony Joshua.
Recall that on the night of May 19, 2024, Usyk won by split decision against Fury in a fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion. At the end of the ninth round, Alexander knocked his opponent down.
Thus, Alexander defended the WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF belts, and also took the WBC title from the “Gypsy King”. Usyk became the first absolute world champion in the heavyweight division in the 21st century.
Before that, the last “absolute” heavyweight champion was Lennox Lewis, who won this status in 1999, when he defeated Evander Holyfield. At that time, the WBA, WBC and IBF titles were at stake. The WBO belt was recognized as equal in 2007, so Usyk became the first “absolute” heavyweight champion in history with four main titles.
