By Victor Kanayo
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will, on Saoleturday night, step into the ring in the second instalment of their incredible heavyweight rivalry.
The victor will finish 2024 as the unified world heavyweight champion, with the WBA, WBC, and WBO belts to their name.
The undefeated Usyk can cement his legacy as an all-time great with another victory over Fury, while the Brit is bidding for revenge following that split-decision loss in May to become a three-time world champion.
As well as this epic headliner, the undercard boasts some intriguing match-ups.
Young heavyweight star Moses Itauma comes up against Demsey McKean, while the promising and giant Johnny Fisher takes on Dave Allen.
Brit Ishmael Davis will take on Serhii Bohachuk.
Ahead of the bout, Fury insisted that there would be no joking around in his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, as both heavyweights were subdued in a bizarre press conference on Thursday.
Usyk beat Fury on a split-decision in Saudi Arabia in May to become a four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion, and the pair will meet once again at the same Kingdom Arena venue on Saturday in Riyadh, with the WBC, WBO, and WBA titles on the line.
In a news conference before the bout, both fighters gave curt opening statements before engaging in a tense and drawn-out faceoff that went on for over 11 minutes.
They were eventually separated by their entourages after a heated exchange.
Fury, garrulous even by the standards of a sport that thrives on trash-talking, was unusually quiet in the press conference and said he was fully focused on revenge.
