The biggest fight in the world of boxing was announced to be held at the kingdom Arena in Riyadh, as part of the Riyadh season events, and will be presented to sports fans around the world by the General Entertainment Authority in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the Riyadh season ( the Riyadh season starts this season on October 28, 2023).
WBC world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury will face off against WBO/WBA/IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk in a historic battle to crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis won the title in 1999.

Additional details, including the official match date, will be announced in due course. According to the organizers .

The fight is also promoted by the companies Queensberry, Top Rank, K2 and usyk17.

His Excellency Turki al-Sheikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and president of the Riyadh season, said: "This is the fight that everyone has been waiting for for a long time, here it is finally happening, the two world heavyweight champions are entering the ring against each other, it is the biggest fight in the boxing world, the whole world will watch, we are very proud to host this show, as part of the fourth edition of the Riyadh season celebrations, we want to play our part, and be as much in anticipation of this fight, by providing the best fight experience for every visitor to Riyadh."

Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren, from Queensberry Promotions, explained: "I am delighted that this fight has finally been signed, this is the biggest fight that can be fought in our sport, heavyweights always excite the imagination of the fans, I have no doubt that this will be the biggest boxing event of the century, I am looking forward to Tyson regaining the three belts that he never lost in the ring, thank you very much to His Excellency Turki al Sheikh and to the General Entertainment Authority."

Bob Arum, president of Top Rank, said: "Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are the two greatest heavyweight champions of their generation, and I can't wait to see what will happen when they enter the ring in Riyadh, they have special talents worthy of competing for the biggest prize in this sport, I would like to thank His Excellency Turki al-Sheikh and everyone who helped make this legendary night a reality."

Alex Karasik from K2 stated: "I can't believe this is happening but it's happening, it's hard for me to express my admiration for being part of the biggest heavyweight fight of the century, my gratitude to Saudi Arabia and His Excellency Turki al-Sheikh for making it happen, I respect Tyson for his courage, I thank the Lord for everything he gives us”.

Tyson Fury's Business Manager Spencer Brown said: "I am glad that Tyson got the opportunity to become the first undisputed world heavyweight champion in the era of four belts, and to prove that he is one of the greatest champions of all time, and first of all, Tyson will have the opportunity to prove that he is the fiercest man on the planet on October 28, thanks to His Excellency Turki al-Sheikh and the entertainment authority, the Riyadh season will be exceptional!”

Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KO) has been the heavyweight champion since he knocked out Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015. After an interesting hiatus due to personal problems, the "king of Gipsy" wrote a comeback story for history, and after an exciting draw against Deontay Wilder in December 2018, fury captured the WBC World Heavyweight Championship title from Wilder via knockout in the seventh round in their second fight confrontation in February 2020, their trilogy ended with a match in 2021, where Fury beat Wilder after two falls to the latter in the eleventh round, and 2022 saw his victories over Delyan white and Dereck Chisora by knockout, and now he is preparing to face mixed martial arts star Francis ngano on October 28 in Riyadh.

Usyk (21-0, 14 kos) from Ukraine, a gold medalist of the 2012 Olympics, moved to the heavyweight category after a career in which he dominated a period of time to reach the title of undisputed heavyweight champion. And in September 2021, Anthony surprised Joshua by overcoming him to become the unified heavyweight champion, and then defeated Joshua by split decision in a rematch about one year later.

Usyk returned in August to defeat Daniel Dubois in nine rounds, and now he hopes to join Evander Holyfield as one of the undisputed cruiserweight champions.