The weigh-in ceremony is complete in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which means we officially have a unified heavyweight title fight between the champion Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. The story of the weigh-in was Fury, who came in at a whopping 281 pounds. This is the heaviest he has ever been for a fight, and it has raised an eyebrow or two among those who follow the sport closely. Is this too much weight, or will Fury rely on his size to wear down the smaller Usyk on his way towards a victory? We are less than 24 hours away from finding out.
MAIN EVENT: WBC WORLD, WBO WORLD, WBA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS
Oleksandr Usyk (226 lbs.) vs. Tyson Fury (281 lbs.)
CO-MAIN EVENT: HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT (201+ LBS) – 10 ROUNDS
Moses Itauma (249.1 lbs.) vs. Demsey McKean (251.1 lbs.
LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT (154 LBS) – 12 ROUNDS
Serhii Bohachuk (153.1 lbs) vs. Ishmael Davis (153.6 lbs.)
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT (201+ LBS) – 10 ROUNDS
Johnny Fisher (241.1 lbs.) vs. David Allen (257.6 lbs.)
INTERNATIONAL SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT CONTEST – 10 ROUNDS
Peter McGrail (129.8 lbs.) vs. Rhys Edwards (129.1 lbs.)
WBA CONTINENTAL USA FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT (130 LBS) – 10 ROUNDS
Isaac Lowe (125.1 lbs.) vs. Lee McGregor (125.9 lbs.)
WBA CONTINENTAL LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 10 ROUNDS
Dylan Colin (173.1 lbs.) vs. Daniel Lapin (174.9 lbs.)
WBC INTERNATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 10 ROUNDS
Edgar Ramirez (261.1 lbs.) vs. Andrii Novytskyi (237 lbs.)
PRELIM: BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT (135 LBS) – 4 ROUNDS
Joshua Ocampo (133.4 lbs.) vs. Muhammad Alakel (134.1 lbs.)
Per DraftKings SportsBook, Oleksandr Usyk is the favorite at -150, and Tyson Fury is the underdog at +120.
Oleksandr Usyk: TKO/KO +300; Decision +170
Draw: +1400
Tyson Fury: TKO/KO +300; Decision +350
These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights.
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