Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk begin time, full combat card particulars | DAZN PPV

After a few delays (see why right here and right here), the lengthy awaited showdown between Heavyweight bombers, Tyson Fury and Oleksander Usyk, will lastly go down later TODAY (Sat., Might 18, 2024) inside Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia reside on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV). Within the co-main occasion, Jai Opetaia will battle Mairis Briedis for vacant IBF world Cruiserweight title.

What’s Sizzling:

Fury and Usyk had been initially set to throw down in December earlier than “Gypsy King” bowed out after a poor outing in opposition to Francis Ngannou, which he gained. The bout was re-scheduled for February earlier than Fury, as soon as once more, bowed out after he suffered a significant reduce throughout sparring, prompting the combat to be delayed a couple of extra months. Now, Fury — the present WBC heavyweight champion — will lastly have the ability to put arms on the WBA, IBF, WBO and The Ring heavyweight titleholder. Whereas Fury might have underestimated Ngannou, which result in a sub-par exhibiting, he gained’t make that mistake in opposition to the undefeated 21-0 Ukrainian, who’s the one might who can say he has two wins over Anthony Joshua. “Gypsy King” has confirmed to be among the finest huge males on the planet due to his 34-0-1 document with 24 knockouts, however has he met his match?

Usyk rose to the ranks as among the finest huge males within the recreation after 10 years of taking up a number of the greatest, however his resume doesn’t examine to Fury’s. That mentioned, “The Cat” has an opportunity to take it to one more degree with a win over some of the enigmatic fighters within the historical past of the game. Fury can have the apparent measurement and attain benefit. however as soon as Usyk will get up shut and private he has the knockout energy to sleep anybody, and Fury has been dropped a couple of instances earlier than. Fury has tasted the ability of Deontay Wilder and Francis Ngannou, however Usyk has confirmed to be a wholly totally different beast. Each males are rested, recent and energized to get again into the swing of issues, and this might very properly flip into among the finest boxing fights we’ve seen in a very long time.

How The ‘Prelims’ Look:

Isaac Lowe vs. Hasibullah Ahmadi will throw down in an eight-round Featherweight bout within the opening combat of the evening. Lowe is coming in with a document of 24 wins, two losses and a whopping three attracts. He does have eight knockouts to his identify, as properly. He can have a slight peak benefit over Ahmadi, who’s 16-0-1 and coming into the combat because the underdog.

26 year-old Daniel Lapin will put his 9-0 document on the road when the Ukranian-born combatant faces Octavio Pudivitr, combating out of Portugal. Lapin is a southpaw with three knockouts to his identify, whereas Pudvitr has yet another end to brag about with 4. Each males began their professional careers in 2019, and are making strides to grow to be future title contenders. One man will take an enormous leap right here, and get to indicate their stuff within the opening combat of the largest boxing occasion of the 12 months.

Curiosity Degree: 7.5/10

Within the co-main occasion, Jai Opetaia and Mairis Briedis will throw down in a rematch two years within the making. Of their first outing again in July 2022, Opetia defeated Briedis by way of unanimous resolution to win the IBF and The Ring Cruiserweight titles, so Briedis has revenge on his thoughts. On the flip aspect. Opetaia now has extra confidence coming into the rematch. With a 24-0 document with 19 knockouts, Opetaia is out to make it 2-0 in opposition to Briedis — who hasn’t competed for the reason that loss — to lastly put him within the rearview mirror.

Joe Cordina will put his IBF World Tremendous Featherweight title on the road in opposition to Anthony Cacace. Cordina is undefeated at 17-0 with 9 knockouts and is coming off a profitable title protection over Edward Vasquez. The 32-year outdated Welsh boxer has a tricky process in IBO Tremendous Featherweight champion, Cacace, who can be using a six-fight win streak into the combat. The Irish champion has an general document of 21-1 and is trying to grow to be undisputed king for the primary time.

In a Heavyweight slugfest, Agit Kabayel and Frank Sanchez collide in a battle of unbeaten huge males. Sanchez sits at 24-0 with 17 knockouts, with Kabayel not too far behind at 24-0 with 16 knockouts. This combat has the excessive chance in ending in a end, so don’t blink. The winner of this combat will set himself up as a contender for the WBC throne at present within the arms of Tyson Fury, so quite a bit is on the road together with cash and loads of potential glory. It’s going to doubtless be some time earlier than Fury is able to defend pending the end result of his combat, however let’s not put the cart earlier than the horse.

After shedding his WBO Gentle Heavyweight title to present undisputed champion and pound-for-pound king, Canelo Alvarez (see it once more right here), Sergey Kovalev bounced again with an enormous win over Tervel Pulev. He nonetheless has his eyes on doubtlessly profitable gold once more, however the first process at hand is a showdown in opposition to Robin Sirwan Safar, the undefeated Swedish boxer who boasts a 16-0 document with 12 knockouts. Kovalev has the expertise right here, however Safar has knockout energy to ship Kovalev to the again of the road once more. The 32-year outdated has an enormous alternative to boost his inventory with a win.

Mark Chamberlain appears to be like to enhance on his spectacular 73-percent knockout ratio when he battles Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab in a Light-weight affair. Chamberlain (15-0) is coming off a fourth-round TKO win over Gavin Gwynne in Riyadh simply two months in the past, so ring rust will certainly not be a difficulty for him. Wahab, in the meantime, is 23-1 with 16 knockouts. The Nigerian-born fighter has a knockout ratio slightly below 70-percent. and taking Chamberlain out will undoubtedly be the largest feather in his cap to this point.

Two undefeated Cruiserweights will sq. off as David Nyika (8-0) takes on Michael Seitz (12-0). Nyika gained the bronze medal on the 2020 Olympics for New Zealand and solely turned professional simply three years in the past, profitable seven of his eight fights by way of KO/TKO. As for Seitz, the German-born boxer is 12-0 with 10 knockouts to his identify.

19-year outdated Moses Itauma made his professional debut a 12 months and a half in the past, and already has amassed a powerful document of 8-0 with six knockouts. He has all of the makings of a possible Heavyweight champion, however he has a methods to go earlier than he begins combating for titles. And his subsequent problem is way from a stroll within the park as a result of Ilija Mezencev has a ton of expertise below his belt with a document of 25-3, and has a whopping 21 knockouts to boast of. The 28-year outdated orthodox striker has an opportunity to steal Itauma’s shine right here.

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Full Battle Card:

Fury vs. Usyk Battle Card on DAZN PPV:

Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk; for IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO world heavyweight titlesJai Opetaia vs. Mairis Briedis; for vacant IBF world cruiserweight title Joe Cordina vs. Anthony Cacace; for Cordina’s IBF world tremendous featherweight title Agit Kabayel vs. Frank Sanchez; heavyweightSergey Kovalev vs. Robin Sirwan Safar; cruiserweightMoses Itauma vs. Ilja Mezencev; heavyweightMark Chamberlain vs. Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab; lightweightDavid Nyika vs. Michael Seitz; cruiserweight

Fury vs. Usyk ‘Prelims’ Card on YouTube:

Isaac Lowe vs. Hasibullah Ahmadi; featherweightDaniel Lapin vs. Octavio Pudivitr; mild heavyweight

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