The Riyadh Season from Saudi Arabia and DAZNthe leading global sports streaming platform, announced the evening ‘Ring of Fire’ It will be seen on DAZN as a global PPV event on February 17.
This event will allow you to enjoy one of the most important duels of our time, with WBC champion Tyson ‘The Gypsy King’ Fury will face unified WBO, IBF and WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk, in the fight for history. The winner will become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since the British Lennox Lewis won that honor in 1999, 24 years ago.
Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) has been the division champion since November 2015. After taking time out to deal with personal challenges, the ‘Hypsy King’ He returned to the ring to defeat Deontay Wilder and claim the WBC world title in their second meeting and, eventually, close a trilogy for history against the ‘bronze bomber’ by knockout in 2011.
Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs), Olympic gold winner representing Ukraine, decided to jump from cruiserweight to heavyweight after completely dominating the division. He achieved a surprising victory against Anthony Joshua, wresting the belts from English. In the rematch, Usyk was able to retain the crowns and will now attempt to become the second cruise ship champion to also achieve undisputed heavyweight status.
‘Ring of Fire’ comes after ‘Fight the worst’, last October, and ‘Day of Reckoning’ in December, two nights for the ages that brought together millions of boxing fans on DAZN.
A very complete evening
The rivalry between Fury and Usyk at the ‘Ring of Fire’ will be preceded by two more world title fights at stake at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. The sensational cruiserweight boxer from Sydney, Jai Opetaia (24-0, 19 KOs), will enter the ring for his revenge against the former division champion and World Boxing Super Series champion, Mairis Briedis (28-2, 20 KOs), with the IBF world title at stake.
Additionally, the undefeated IBF super featherweight champion, Joe Cordina (17-0, 9 KOs)will make his second title defense against the IBO champion Anthony Cacace (21-1, 7 KOs). For his part, the former light heavyweight champion, Sergey Kovalev (35-4-1, 29 KOs), He will continue his rise to the cruise ship facing the undefeated Swiss fighter Robin Sirwan Safar (16-0, 12 KOs). The event will also allow you to shake one of the great future talents and World Youth Amateur champion in 2022, the British heavyweight Moses Itauma (7-0, 5 KOs), as well as cruiserweight and Olympic weight for New Zealand in 2021, David Nyika (8-0, 7 KOs).
His Excellence Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) of Saudi Arabia, highlighted: “Since our first edition in 2019, the Riyadh Season has developed a reputation for hosting the biggest events and it is impossible to imagine a higher one than the undisputed heavyweight title. History will be made, this is the fight the world has been waiting for and now it is a reality. Saudi Arabia is delighted to host this era-defining battle. It’s going to be a global show and we’re going to do everything we can to make sure every fan has an experience worthy of an event of this magnitude.”
George Warren, CEO of Queensberry, indicated that: “The world heavyweight title represents the absolute summit of sports. “The eyes of the whole world will be on Riyadh on February 17, when Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk go head to head.”
Shay Segev, CEO of DAZN Group, commented: “It’s an honor for DAZN to be chosen once again by Riyadh Season to be the global broadcaster and distribution partner for the ‘Ring of Fire’ night. “We share the ambition of Riyadh Season and we look forward to seeing the results of this collaboration.”
The Riyadh time brings together art, music, gastronomy, theater and world-class sporting events in the capital of Saudi Arabia to offer an unparalleled entertainment experience. With DAZN as a global broadcast partner, fans in more than 200 markets around the world can watch all Riyadh Season sporting events live and on demand from their SmartTVs, tablets, mobile phones and game consoles, making it more accessible than ever.
Source: La Verdad
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