In some breaking boxing news, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s undisputed heavyweight fight has been confirmed for February 17th, 2023.

According to reports, the fight will take place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A presser is set to go ahead on November 16th, 2023, at Wembley to confirm the fight. The news is welcomed given that the fight had been delayed.

The were scheduled to face off on December 23rd, 2023. However, Fury’s bout with Francis Ngannou prevented that from happening due to the punishment that the WBC heavyweight champion had taken.

The heavyweight was sent to the canvas in the third round before getting back up to secure a split-decision victory. And in the aftermath of that, Saudi Arabia has been preparing another card.

Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder have been linked with fights against Otto Wallin and Joseph Parker, respectively. And that has now been confirmed too.

Confirmation

"The Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship will take place on Feb. 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN. Fight was originally planned for Dec. 23 before Fury’s far tougher-than-expected battle with Francis Ngannou," Mike Coppinger said

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