Heavyweight World Title Fight Between Usyk and Fury Expected in February in Saudi Arabia

Fight date to be finalized next week; much-anticipated contest expected to crown the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999 and the first of the four-belt era.

• The heavyweight world title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, originally intended for December 23, is likely to take place in Saudi Arabia in February due to Fury's injuries from his recent fight against Francis Ngannou.
• The fight promises to determine the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999 and the first of the four-belt era if it happens as both boxers hold multiple world titles: Fury has the WBC title while Usyk holds the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts.
• While Fury is recovering from his injuries, Usyk plans to utilize the additional time for more technical work, asserting that the delay will not affect him as he remains primarily focused on his own preparation and wellbeing of his team and family.
• The Ukrainian professional boxer, heavily motivated by his late father and his country's ongoing conflict with Russia, has conveyed that every achievement and victory of his is dedicated to honor his country and his family.
• Apart from his boxing career, Usyk has co-founded 'Ready to Fight', a digital social platform aiming to connect boxers with coaches, managers, agents, sparring partners, sports medicine professionals, promoters, sponsors, and fans; a solution conceived from his personal experience of the challenges in finding reliable sparring partners and optimal training facilities while abroad.

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