Fury-Usyk heavyweight title fight rescheduled to May 18 in Saudi Arabia

The fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury for the undisputed world heavyweight title has been rescheduled to May 18 in Saudi Arabia.

Bout postponed after Fury suffered serious cut above right eye while sparring

Two male boxers face off inside a ring.
Tyson Fury, left, and Oleksandr Usyk face off after Fury's fight against Francis Ngannou on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

The fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury for the undisputed world heavyweight title has been rescheduled to May 18 in Saudi Arabia.

Queensberry Promotions made the announcement on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday, a day after postponing the fight because Fury suffered a serious cut above his right eye in sparring in Riyadh.

"The Undisputed Heavyweight Championship Fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk has been rescheduled to May 18th in Riyadh," Queensberry posted.

The bout was scheduled in two weeks. It is the second time the fight has been delayed after a date last December fell through.

Usyk, from Ukraine, holds the WBA, IBF and WBO titles. Fury, from Britain, has the WBC belt.

The winner will be crowned the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000.

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