Tyson Fury declared he'd be world heavyweight champion after Bristol fight

Tyson Fury will bid to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion on Saturday night when he takes on Oleksandr Usyk. The winner of Saturday's super-fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will become the first boxer in history to hold all four majors titles.

Fury, 35, holds the WBC belt and boasts a record of 34 wins and one draw. Ukrainian Usyk has won all 21 professional fights and holds the WBA, IBF and WBO titles, having previously won the undisputed title at cruiserweight, and makes a third defence of his unified belts he won by dethroning Anthony Joshua in 2021.

It is arguably the most high-profile heavyweight fight in recent history. Fury and Usyk will meet in a 12-round heavyweight clash on Saturday May 18 with the ring walks for the main event expected at 11pm UK time - 1am on Sunday, May 19 in Saudi Arabia time.

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But back in 2012, Fury fought in a far less illustrious venue - but one much closer to home. In what was then his 19th fight, Fury moved a step closer to his eventual world title success when he stopping New Yorker Vinny Maddalone in five roundsin their WBO Intercontinental heavyweight contest in Clevedon

The then 23-year-old praised his noisy fans after being roared on to victory by a sell-out crowd of 2,500. The Manchester-born giant told The Bristol Post: “Fighting in Bristol has been fantastic. This is the first time I’ve been here and the people have been brilliant to me. Everywhere I have gone, people have stopped me to wish me well and that crowd was just awesome.

“That’s why I took the microphone at the end of the fight to thank them personally. I would like to shake each and every one by the hand, but I know that is not possible. I told them I will be back one day with a world championship belt to show them.”

He had too much class for 38-year-old Maddalone, landing a couple of heavy punches in the opening round to stun his opponent.It was all one-way traffic thereafter with another right-hander from the 6ft 9in Fury opening the cut under Maddalone’s left eye in the fourth round. The American battled on, but, with Fury indicating he wanted the fight halted, the referee eventually stepped in to end the contest midway through the fifth.

“I knew it was a matter of time. I actually called the referee over, he was taking some big shots,” said Fury. "Im still undefeated. I would like to say I’m ready for anyone in the world. Klitschkos – bring them on. Americans – bring them on.

When is Fury vs Uysk?

The huge clash will take place on Saturday, May 18 2024.

Where will it take place?

The fight is set to take place the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

What are the fight and ringwalk times?

Event and ringwalk times are yet to be confirmed however the undercard is expected to get underway at 6pm UK time with main event ringwalks possibly happening around 11pm. However it could be much later than that if Joshua and Ngannou's Saudi Arabian based fight is anything to go by with the pair not emerging for their walk to the ring until 12:30am UK time.

What are Fury and Usyk's records?

Fury has taken on 35 fights in his career and has a record of 34-0-1 with 24 KOs. Oleksandr Usyk's record reads as 21 fights with 21 wins and no defeats with 17 knock-outs.

Who is on the card?

Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk - for the WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles

Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace - for IBF super-featherweight title

Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis - for vacant IBF cruiserweight title

Sergey Kovalev vs Robin Sirwan Safar

Bakhodir Jalolov vs TBA

Isaac Lowe vs Hasibullah Ahmadi

The card is subject to change

Where can you watch Fury vs Usyk in the UK?

For UK fight fans the clash will be shown live DAZN PPV. The DAZN UK PPV price is £24.99, which also includes one month's DAZN subscription for new subscribers. It will also be shown in the UK TNT Sports Box Office and on Sky Sports Box Office.