Fury vs Usyk LIVE: Start time, undercard, fight updates and results

The biggest moment of fight week drama came on Monday. That's when Fury's father John headbutted one of Usyk's teammates…

The incident left John with blood on his forehead, but Usyk's teammates appeared unfazed.

Here's what John himself said…

Honestly, fight week had been filled with a lot of neon lights up to that point, but what about the buzz?

Even employees at BLVD City, the area on the outskirts of town where pregame events are held, had to point to the press conference stage and ask what was going on. “Is this boxing or UFC?” one said. It's true that the UFC will visit Riyadh, but it won't be for another month.

One taxi driver said, “I don't know anything about boxing, but I like football.'' independent person. The conversation then turned to topics such as Al Nasr FC and Cristiano Ronaldo. The other person seemed to know something about battles, and with a little hesitation he raised his eyebrows and said: “An English guy…and a Ukrainian? Boxing isn't really in our culture.”

Ollie Browning from our video team did a great job censoring this clip.

Regarding the topic of weight, independent person I was at the ground at yesterday's weigh-in and spoke to George Groves, Barry Jones, Richie Woodhall and Fraser Clarke about the respective sizes of Fury and Usyk.

Is Usyk really too small to beat Fury? Will that be the deciding factor between two boxers who are, by many, evenly matched?

Here's what Olympic medalist Clark and former world champion had to say:

However, ring announcer Michael Buffer misheard what officials said after Usyk stepped on the scale in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he will be boxing Fury.

In fact, Usyk weighed in at 223 pounds, narrowly surpassing his career-high of 221 pounds, which he beat Anthony Joshua twice in 2021 and 2022, and Daniel Dubois in 2023.

This fact came to light several hours after the weigh-in, when close-up footage was posted on social media.

Meanwhile, Fury weighs 262 pounds, 15.7 pounds lighter than the 277.7 pounds he weighed in when he narrowly defeated Francis Ngannou in October. It was the heaviest event in the Englishman's career.

According to reports, Fury has a contract in which he will earn around 70 per cent of the total, which is thought to be worth around $150 million (about £116 million), but the clause includes a clause that states that the war against Russia It is said to include a clause that states that 1 million pounds of the proceeds must be donated to Ukraine.

Although the final figure will not be known until after the fight, Fury's US promoter Bob Arum claimed the fighter would earn more than $100m (£78m) from the showdown.

“If you told Tyson Fury he could make $100 million, he would be really disappointed because he thinks he could make more and I think he's right,” Arum said. “I don't know the numbers, but it's well over $100 million.”

Woods, who hosts TNT's Champions League coverage and led ITV's Women's World Cup coverage last year, took to Instagram late Friday to explain why she would be absent from Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk due to the gruesome match. I also included a photo of the explanation. She sustained damage above and below her eyes and on the side of her face and arm.

Please choose this battle!

Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk (IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO heavyweight titles)

Jay Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis 2 (vacant IBF cruiserweight title)

Joe Cordina (C) vs Anthony Cacace (IBF Super Featherweight Title)

Ajit Kabayel vs Frank Sanchez (Heavyweight)

Sergey Kovalev vs Robin Silwan Safar (Cruiserweight)

Mark Chamberlain vs Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab (Lightweight)

Isaac Lowe vs Hasibullah Ahmadi (featherweight)

Moses Itauma vs Ilya Mezenchev (Heavyweight)

David Nyika vs Michael Seitz (Cruiserweight)

Daniel Lapin vs Octavio Pudivitor (Light Heavyweight)

In an unprecedented move, the match will be broadcast live on DAZN, Sky Sports Box Office and TNT Sports Box Office in the UK. The event will be held on pay-per-view on each platform, and DAZN will also broadcast the fight card worldwide.

Fight cards cost £24.95 on Sky Sports and £24.99 on TNT. A TNT subscription is not required to purchase pay-per-view for the station. DAZN is pricing the event at £24.99 for new subscribers (which also entitles you to a free month) and £23.99 for existing customers.