Where to watch Fury vs Usyk 2 & more key fight info

Jonathan Victoria • 18 Dec 2024 Features

What to know about the colossal heavyweight rematch.

Where to watch Fury vs Usyk 2 & more key fight info

One time wasn’t enough. The Gypsy King is unhappy and aiming to avenge his first career loss, activating his rematch clause and looking to reclaim his title he lost, a title that Usyk, along with a two others, has been holding since..

Now the time has come for the anticipated sequel, find out the key information you’ll want to know ahead of the fight, including where to watch Fury vs Usyk 2, the tale of the tape and more.

Where to watch Fury vs Usyk 2

There are multiple channels and streams you can choose from to watch the fight, with it being hosted on DAZN PPV, Sky Sports Box Office and TNT Sports Box Office. The Box Office cost is set at £24.95.

This follows the precedent from the first fight; the magnitude of this bout warrants as many eyes as possible so once again both Sky Sports and TNT Sports both have the box office rights.

How to watch Sky Sports Box Office

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For existing Sky customers or those with a Sky TV package, you can order the fight online to be able to watch it on your TV via the box (or Sky Stream/Glass if you have one of those).

If you’re not already a Sky customer, you can still gain access to Sky Sports Box Office. Simply create a Sky Sports Box Office account and purchase the fight online.

You will only be able to watch the fight on one platform which you will choose when purchasing.

While you don’t expressly need a Sky Sports package to watch the event, it doesn’t hurt to check out the various Sky Sports package deals that are available here on Digital TV.

With Sky Sports, you can watch many other Fight Nights as well as other sports exclusive to Sky such as Formula 1, PGA Tour golf and ATP Tour tennis.

How to watch TNT Sports Box Office

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Like with Sky Sports Box Office, you don’t have to be a BT customer already with an applicable TNT Sports subscription to purchase the fight.

You can purchase the event through Discovery+ for online streams, on Virgin Media via the On Demand section under Live Events, and on EE TV, where you can buy it on the EE TV Player or channel 494/495.

It still doesn’t hurt to be a BT customer though, with EE TV (formerly BT TV) having much to offer, including TNT Sports. You can check out the available BT deals we have here on Digital TV.

It is also available to purchase on the TNT Sports Box Office website. Like the case with Sky Sports Box Office, whatever platform you purchase it on, you’ll only be able to watch it on that. If you purchase it via the website, you’ll only be able to watch it online.

When is Fury vs Usyk 2?

Fury vs Usyk 2 is set for this Saturday, 21st December.

The original fight date was to be in October but it was later announced for December.

What time is the Fury vs Usyk 2 fight?

The full card starts with the undercard at 4pm GMT, with the main card scheduled for 6pm. The main event of the evening is expected at 10pm.

Where is Fury vs Usyk 2 taking place?

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Just like with the first fight, Fury vs Usyk 2 will take place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

This will be Fury’s second visit to the arena, after fighting Francis Ngannou in the venue's first event then facing Usyk in the first fight.

Fury vs Usyk 2: Tale of the tape

Tyson Fury	vs	Oleksandr Usyk
36	Age	37
6ft 7in	Height	6ft 3in
19 stone (120kg)	Weight	15.7 stone (100kg)
85-inch	Reach	78-inch
Orthodox	Stance	Southpaw
36	Fights	22
34-1-1	Record (W-L-D)	22-0-0
24	Knockouts	14

Fury vs Usyk 2: Fighters' history

Both Fury and Usyk have storied histories within boxing that have led their respective paths to meet. Let's look at a (very) brief overview of both.

Tyson Fury

Tyson’s faced much adversity in his path to success, stepping away from boxing for some time due to suspensions and personal issues.

Prior to his break, Fury was beginning to become the most unstoppable man in all of heavyweight boxing, beating Vladimir Klitschko WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, Lineal and The Ring heavyweight titles.

Upon returning, he cut a different character, one who seemed more focused and determined. He quickly came face-to-face against the then-WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, whom he would share one of the greatest boxing rivalries of all time with, spanning three fights, of which Fury won two.

He held the WBC title and beat some serious challengers, including Derek Chisora, Dillian Whyte and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, before dropping the title to Usyk in their undisputed fight.

Oleksandr Usyk

Usyk is a world champion in two weight classes, originally as a cruiserweight where he was the first cruiserweight to hold all four major world titles at once as the undisputed champion.

He took the step up to heavyweight in 2018, winning his first title in his second bout against Chisora for the WBO Inter-Continental title.

In his next fight, he shocked the world after beating the then-WBO, WBA (Super), IBF and IBO champion Anthony Joshua via unanimous decision in AJ’s own home city of London in September 2021. He then retained his titles via split decision in their rematch in June 2022.

The Ukrainian would fight up-and-comer Daniel Dubois before he would face Fury for all the marbles.

Fury vs Usyk 2: How the first fight went

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Fury vs Usyk 1 was one of the most highly anticipated boxing bouts in recent history, having been the first undisputed heavyweight bout in 24 years, and the first since the four-belt era.

It was a closely contested fight as everyone had assumed. Despite Fury’s height and reach advantage, Usyk knew how to combat it, his technical prowess allowing him to apply constant pressure, landing powerful punches in the early rounds.

Fury fought back, winning rounds five, six and seven on all three main judges' cards. But Usyk then got back on top, taking the next three for himself including a registered knockdown on the Brit in the ninth, hitting him with a series of punches that sent the Gypsy King tumbling into the ropes.

The knockdown was a big difference in the eventual outcome, with the split decision win going Usyk’s way. The official cards read 112-115 to Usyk from Judge A, 114-113 to Fury from Judge B, and 113-114 to Usyk from Judge C.

Without the knockdown, there could be a case that the bout finishes as a tie, with Judge C counting round nine an 8-10 win to Usyk bringing his scores even.

Fury vs Usyk 2: What’s at stake?

This time around Fury does not have an undefeated record to care about while Usyk’s is still intact. But more importantly, the belts are back up for grabs.

Unfortunately, this time around will not be an undisputed fight as Usyk was forced to vacate the IBF title in June due to him taking the Fury rematch rather than facing the mandatory opponent, the then interim champion Daniel Dubois, who was then elevated to full champion.

However, the WBA, WBO and WBC titles are still up for grabs which still provides mega boasting rights. Plus, for Fury, the chance of another all-time trilogy certainly must be enticing.