The undisputed world heavyweight championship showdown between WBC champion Tyson Fury and WBO/IBF/WBA ruler Oleksandr Usyk — Saturday, May 18th, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — will stream live on ESPN pay-per-view starting at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. Fury-Usyk is the most significant heavyweight battle of the millennium, as the winner will become the division’s first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis claimed the throne in 1999. Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) returns following last October’s closer-than-expected decision over former UFC king Francis Ngannou in Riyadh. He has held the lineal title since upsetting Wladimir Klitschko via unanimous decision in November 2015. Usyk (27-0 including the World Series of Boxing), an Olympic gold medalist from Ukraine, hopes to become the second man, following Evander Holyfield, to achieve undisputed status at both cruiserweight and heavyweight.
The Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV is also scheduled to feature:
Lineal cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia (24-0, 19 KOs) battles Mairis Briedis (28-2, 20 KOs) in a rematch for the vacant IBF world title.
Joe Cordina (17-0, 9 KOs) defends his IBF junior lightweight world title against Belfast native Anthony Cacace (21-1, 7 KO).
Former light heavyweight king Sergey Kovalev (35-4-1, 29 KOs) aims for his second win as a cruiserweight in a ten-rounder against the unbeaten Robin Sirwan Safar (16-0, 12 KOs).
Unbeaten heavyweights Frank Sanchez (24-0, 17 KOs) and Agit Kabayel (24-0, 16 KOs) lock horns in a 12-round WBC title eliminator.
British heavyweight Moses Itauma (8-0, 6 KOs) stepping up versus Ilja Mezencev (25-3, 21 KOs).
British lightweight Mark Chamberlain (15-0, 11 KOs) fighting the big-punching Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab (23-1,16 KOs).
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