Tyson Fury suffered his first career defeat against Oleksandr Usyk (Reuters)

Tyson Fury’s rematch against Oleksandr Usyk will take place on December 21 in Saudi Arabia.

Fury suffered the first defeat of his professional career earlier this month as Usyk won via split decision in Riyadh to become the undisputed heavyweight champion.

A post on X from Turki Alalshikh on Wednesay read: ‘The rematch between the Undisputed Champion Oleksandr Usyk and the Champion Tyson Fury is now scheduled on the 21 of December 2024 during Riyadh Season…The world will watch another historical fight again…Our commitment to boxing fans continues…We hope you enjoy it.’

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