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Fury vs Usyk heavyweight title fight set for February 17 in Saudi Arabia

Tyson Fury, left, is the WBC world champion while Usyk holds the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts [File: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images via Reuters]

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 17, organisers have announced.

Fury, 35 – a British citizen of Irish Traveller heritage – is the World Boxing Council (WBC) world champion, while Ukrainian Usyk, 36, holds the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Organization (WBO), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) belts. Both have unbeaten records.

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