Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are on course for a December duel with their rematch confirmed for the last month of the year.
Undisputed heavyweight champion Usyk beat Briton Fury by split decision earlier this month in Saudi Arabia.
But the rematch has been confirmed for 21 December according to Turki Alalshikh, the mastermind behind the Saudi push to host major boxing fights.
Round 1!!!
“The rematch between the Undisputed Champion Oleksandr Usyk and the Champion Tyson Fury is now scheduled on the 21 of December 2024 during Riyadh Season,” the official said on social media platform X.
“The world will watch another historical fight again.
“Our commitment to boxing fans continues.
“We hope you enjoy it.”
Boxing fans are still hopeful of an eventual fight between British duo Fury and Anthony Joshua, with their paths in the ring so far managing to avoid one another.
Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999 and the first ever in the four-belt era.
The bout always included a rematch clause.
Usyk 22-0 record
Fight
NumberResultOpponentTypeLocation22WinTyson FurySDKingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia21WinDaniel DuboisKOStadion Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland20WinAnthony JoshuaSDKing Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia19WinAnthony JoshuaUDTottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England18WinDerek ChisoraUDThe SSE Arena, London, England17WinChazz WitherspoonRTDWintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, US16WinTony BellewKOManchester Arena, Manchester, England15WinMurat GassievUDOlympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia14WinMairis BriedisMDArēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia13WinMarco HuckTKOMax-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany12WinMichael HunterUDMGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, US11WinThabiso MchunuTKOThe Forum, Inglewood, California, US10WinKrzysztof GłowackiUDErgo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland9WinPedro RodriguezTKOPalace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine8WinJohnny MullerTKOPalace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine7WinAndrey KnyazevTKOPalace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine6WinDanie VenterTKOPalace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine5WinDaniel BruwerTKOArena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine4WinCesar David CrenzKOSports Palace, Odesa, Ukraine3WinBen NsafoahKOKönig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany2WinEpifanio MendozaTKOIce Arena TEC Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine1WinFelipe RomeroTKOPalace of Sports, Kyiv, UkraineRecord
SD = Split decision
KO = Knockout
RTD= Retired
UD= Unanimous decision
MD= majority decision
TKO= Technical knockout