{"id":296101,"date":"2023-11-01T01:24:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T01:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296101"},"modified":"2023-11-01T01:24:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T01:24:10","slug":"furys-showdown-with-usyk-set-to-take-place-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/boxing\/furys-showdown-with-usyk-set-to-take-place-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Fury&apos;s showdown with Usyk &apos;set to take place in February&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Tyson Fury&#8217;s showdown with Oleksandr Usyk set &#8216;for February in Saudi Arabia&#8217; despite heavyweight rivals claiming they were ready for planned December 23 bout<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tyson Fury struggled in a tougher-than-expected bout with Francis Ngannou<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 35-year-old was left battered and bruised following his controversial victory<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to Mail Sport&#8217;s new boxing podcast THE HOOK &#8211; with exclusive interviews\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tyson Futy&#8217;s undisputed heavyweight championship fight with Oleksandr Usyk is now planned for February in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The showdown had been planned for December 23 before Fury struggled in a tougher-than-expected bout with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou on Saturday night in Riyadh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old was left battered and bruised following his controversial victory in one of the most eagerly-anticipated bouts of the year.<\/p>\n<p>After the decision was announced, Usyk entered the ring to confront Fury and set up their showdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8217;23 of December, I&#8217;m ready to fight,&#8217; said Usyk, who stepped into the ring after the decision was rendered. &#8216;Let&#8217;s go now if you want,&#8217; said Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion. &#8216;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/00\/77157033-0-Tyson_Fury_showed_off_his_battered_and_bruised_face_following_hi-a-92_1698798655596.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tyson Fury showed off his battered and bruised face following his controversial victory<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/00\/77128771-0-Fury_was_knocked_down_by_Ngannou_in_the_third_round_as_he_took_s-a-93_1698798660913.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fury struggled in a tougher-than-expected bout with Francis Ngannou on Saturday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/00\/77249469-0-image-a-105_1698799366385.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Oleksandr Usyk stepped into the ring to confront Fury after Saturday&#8217;s split decision<\/p>\n<p>Fury won the fight by split decision via a score of 94-95, 96-93, 95-94, but Ngannou left with much credit after a fine display in his first ever professional boxing fight.<\/p>\n<p>Fury was knocked down in the third round and left battered and bruised following his crossover fight.<\/p>\n<p>But he insisted that there was nothing that could derail his undisputed heavyweight showdown with Oleksandr Usyk on December 23.<\/p>\n<p>With nasty purple bruising all around his battered left eye, Fury insisted: &#8216;I&#8217;ve only got some surface bruising.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There was a little bit of a head clash and a few punches but nothing major, no serious injuries.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Morecambe&#8217;s WBC heavyweight king had agreed a deal with Ukraine&#8217;s WBA, IBF and WBO to contest all the belts.<\/p>\n<p>When asked flat-out if December 23 was still on the cards, he said: &#8216;I leave all that to my team, I don&#8217;t get involved&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12695769\/Tyson-Furys-showdown-Oleksandr-Usyk-set-February-Saudi-Arabia-despite-heavyweight-rivals-claiming-ready-planned-December-23-bout.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyson Fury&#8217;s showdown with Oleksandr Usyk set &#8216;for February in Saudi Arabia&#8217; 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