Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set for a high profile fight in Saudi Arabia Saturday that will determine boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champion—a title that hasn’t been awarded since 1999.
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The fight is only available via pay-per-view in the U.S.—available on the on-demand sports streaming platform DAZN and for subscribers on ESPN+ for $70.
DAZN offers a free month of services with a purchase, while those looking to subscribe to ESPN+ can bundle it with Disney+ and Hulu.
In the U.K., the fight will also be available via the Sky Sports Box Office and the TNT Sports Box Office.
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The event kicks off at 12 p.m. EDT Saturday, with ring walks scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT, but the times are subject to change.
Fury is the slight betting favorite to win with odds at -120 compared to Usyk’s +100, according to DraftKings.
Fury is a fighter from the U.K. who comes from a familial line of bare-knuckle fighters. His father, John Fury, told ESPN “it took a thousand years to breed my son,” and Fury takes his first name from heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson. Usyk is seen as one of the best Ukrainian boxers of all time and had already been named the undisputed champion in the cruiserweight division. He won the gold medal in the 2012 Olympics in the heavyweight category.
The fight between Fury and the Usyk is highly anticipated, marking the first time an undisputed heavyweight champion will be named in boxing since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999. The undisputed champion is a fighter who has won all four of the sports major heavyweight championship belts. Saturday’s event will have the two fighters going for all four world heavyweight titles, with Fury holding the WBC title and Usyk holding WBA, IBF and WBO titles. Both fighters are undefeated, with Usyk a perfect 21-0 and Fury 34-0 with one tie.
Tensions have been flaring between both fighters’ camps in the days leading up to the event. Earlier this week, Fury’s father, John Fury, got into a heated altercation with a member of Usyk’s team, prompting the elder Fury to headbutt the other individual in an incident that’s since gone viral. John Fury repeatedly apologized for the incident, according to ESPN.