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Fury vs Usyk 2: Undercard in full for heavyweight boxing rematch today
Israil Madrimov is out of his bout with Serhii Bohachuk – but who is stepping in?
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Your support makes all the difference.Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will clash again tonight, seven months after the Ukrainian was crowned undisputed heavyweight champion.
In May, Usyk won a split decision against the Briton to end a 24-year wait for an undisputed king in boxing’s glamour division. In doing so, the 37-year-old also handed Fury, 36, the first loss of his professional career.
Their rematch in Riyadh, where the first bout took place, will see the pair vie for the unified belts this time – after the unbeaten Usyk gave up the IBF title – but who else is fighting?
Israil Madrimov, who fought valiantly in a loss to Terence Crawford in August, was due to star, but he has fallen ill and will be replaced against Serhii Bohachuk – with Ishmael Davis stepping in. Also, Dennis McCann is out of his fight with Peter McGrail after failing a drug test, and Rhys Edwards will replace him.
Elsewhere on the undercard, the “Romford Bull” Johnny Fisher will be in heavyweight action, as will rising star Moses Itauma.
Here’s everything you need to know:
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Full card (subject to change; ‘C’ denotes champion)
Oleksandr Usyk (C) vs Tyson Fury 2 (WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles)
Moses Itauma vs Demsey McKean (heavyweight)
Serhii Bohachuk vs Ishmael Davis (super-welterweight)
Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen (heavyweight)
Peter McGrail vs Rhys Edwards (super-bantamweight)
Isaac Lowe vs Lee McGregor (featherweight)
Daniel Lapin vs Dylan Colin (light-heavyweight)
Andrii Novytskyi vs Edgar Ramirez (heavyweight)
Mohammad Alakel vs Joshua Ocampo (super-featherweight)
When is the fight and what time does it start?
Fury vs Usyk 2, over 12 rounds for the unified heavyweight titles, will take place on Saturday 21 December. The rematch takes place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The first fight is set for 5pm GMT (9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET), with main-event ring walks scheduled for 10.15pm GMT (2.15pm PT / 4.15pm CT / 5.15pm ET).
How can I watch it?
As with recent Saudi-staged events, the fight will air live on DAZN pay-per-view, TNT Sports Box Office, and Sky Sports Box Office – priced at £24.99 on all three. However, DAZN is the only one that doesn’t require viewers to have a subscription to access the PPV; and it is offering a free, seven-day, no-commitment trial if fans buy the event. Purchase the fight on DAZN here.
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Odds
Usyk – 8/13
Fury – 11/8
Draw – 14/1
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How much money are Fury and Usyk making?
Reports suggested that the overall purse for the first fight was around $150m (£116m), with Fury taking roughly 70 per cent of that. For the rematch, the purse is reported to be closer to $191m (£150m), and while the split has not been disclosed, Usyk should earn a greater percentage than he did in May – as the A-side this time around.
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