The fight will take place on Saturday, December 21.
WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight title holder Oleksandr Usyk and former champion Tyson Fury went through the weigh-in ceremony ahead of the rematch.
The Ukrainian weighed in at 102.5 kg. This is a record weight in Usyk's career. His British opponent weighed 127.4 kg.
Interestingly, none of the boxers took off their clothes at the weigh-in.
We will add that Usyk's weight before the first fight with Fury was 101.2 kg. In turn, the Briton weighed 118.8 kg.
The Usyk-Fury rematch will take place on December 21 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). All titles held by the Ukrainian boxer will be at stake.
A text online broadcast of the Usyk-Fury rematch is available on our website.
Unlike the first fight, this time the title of absolute world champion will not be at stake, since Alexander had previously renounced the IBF title. Now it is owned 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 defeated Fury by split decision 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.