Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk date: UK start time, undercard, talkSPORT coverage, live stream and how to follow – ‘imminent’ undisputed heavyweight title fight

Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk is the fight we all want to see, and finally, it looks like this monster clash will soon be confirmed.

The Gypsy King has been locked in negotiations with his Ukrainian rival for several weeks, but the light is at the end of the tunnel and these two should meet in the ring soon.

Fury is the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, while Usyk holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts.

All of that gold will be on the line as the superstar heavyweights seek to become the unified champion of the world.

The remaining details are still being worked out between the two sides but talks are progressing and official confirmation of the fight could follow very soon.

Fury vs. Usyk: date and location

This long-awaited fight was originally scheduled to take place in early March 2023, but Frank Warren, Fury’s promoter, has confirmed that the clash will now happen in late March or early April.

The most likely location will be somewhere in the Middle East, with big favorites Saudi Arabia to host.

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Fury vs. Usyk: Undercard

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• MAIN EVENT: Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk – for the WBA, WBO, IBF and WBC heavyweight titles

Fury vs. Usyk: How to follow

talkSPORT will keep you up to date with all the latest news, including confirmed date and location.

talkSPORT.com will have full coverage of the fight and you can read all the latest here.

BT Sport Box Office will likely broadcast the event in the UK.

Fury signed a multi-fight deal with BT in 2019 and they had the exclusive rights to Fury’s clash with Chisora ​​in December.

The pay-per-view price for this was £26.95, so given that there will be four belts up for grabs, it could cost punters more.

However, nothing will be officially confirmed until the deal between Fury and Usyk is finalized.

Fury vs Usyk: What was said?

Fury told talkSPORT: “I don’t know when I’ll be back, but it’s imminent.

“Hopefully we’ll see him in the next few months or whatever. I’m ready to rock and roll as always. I look forward to the challenge.

“You should ask all the promoters and lawyers how far we are and all that but like I always say over and over we’re never in the ring until we’re in the ring and nothing is never lit until you see me enter this ring.

“That’s how far we really are. You never know and saying you want to fight someone and actually doing it is very different.

“We have seen these big fights not happen in the past many times.

“Usyk seems to be up for it and there’s nothing more I can do, I’m doing what I’m doing and hopefully everything will be sorted out.”

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Tyson’s father John told talkSPORT: “Watching Usyk come out of the pool the other day, he has to do something different physically to get in the ring with Tyson.

“We could put on the boxing gloves [Tyson’s wife] Paris and let her fight him based on how he looked the other day. They’re about the same height, I think Paris has a bigger pair of shoulders, to be honest.

“He did himself a disservice with a body like that. He looked horrible, like he hadn’t eaten in three months.

“When they are no longer in so-called ‘training’, their body disappears. And then you see them transformed a few months later. Like a head transplant on another body. He will grow from a rabbit to an oversized rabbit in a few months.

“Tyson is unbeatable. The Gypsy King has won all over the world. He beat one Ukrainian dosser, he will beat another.

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