Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 live scores and analysis

Oleksandr Usyk faces Tyson Fury for the WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight world championships on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The fight is a rematch of Usyk’s split decision victory over Fury in May. Fury was ahead on two scorecards after eight rounds (77-75, 77-75 and 76-76), but Usyk knocked Fury down in round 9 and won the next two rounds to go ahead on two scorecards, winning 115-112, 114 -113 and 113-114. The victory crowned Usyk as the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era.

Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs), 37, of Crimea, Ukraine, is a former undisputed cruiserweight champion. He moved up to the heavyweight division in 2019 and has amassed six straight victories, including a unanimous decision against Anthony Joshua to capture the WBO, WBA and IBF titles in 2021. He defeated Joshua again in the rematch 11 months later to retain the belts .

“It’s (a) great opportunity for me, for my family, for my country, for history,” Usyk said after defeating Fury in May. “It’s (a) great day.”

Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs), 36, of Manchester, England, last won in a lackluster performance against former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in a boxing match in October 2023. Fury earned a split decision victory , but was knocked out. down in round 3 and seemed to be in trouble throughout the match.

“Obviously it’s a massive, massive fight for both of us,” Fury told ESPN in October of the rematch with Usyk. “And it’s going to be a tough fight either way and obviously I want to win bad because obviously I want to avenge my only loss and that means a lot because I get the rematch right away instead of having to chase someone around for the rematch . “

Stay here for results and round-by-round analysis from Riyadh.