Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s long-awaited undisputed title clash will be preceded by plenty of big fights on a huge evening of boxing in Saudi Arabia.
The undefeated champions are finally set to come face-to-face next weekend, and there is a stacked undercard.
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Fury vs Usyk is set for May 18Credit: Top Rank
In the biggest bout on the undercard, Joe Cordina looks to defend his super-featherweight world title against Anthony Cacace.
The Welshman [17-0-0] is still unbeaten as a professional and has blown away all of his opponents.
But Irishman Cacace has consecutively won his last six fights and will feel he can cause an upset and end Cordina’s run.
It should be a great battle between two top contenders on May 18 in Saudi Arabia.
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However, this isn’t the only title bout on the undercard.
Fury vs Usyk: Undercard
MAIN EVENT: Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk – for WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight titles
Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace – for IBF and IBO super-featherweight titles
Jai Opetaia vs Mairis Briedis – for vacant IBF cruiserweight title
Mark Chamberlain vs Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab
Sergey Kovalev vs Robin Sirwan Safar
Isaac Lowe vs Hasibullah Ahmadi
David Nyika vs Michael Seitz
Moses Itauma vs Ilja Mezencev
Agit Kabayel vs Frank Sanchez
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Cordina is a top fighter in his divisionCredit: Getty
The vacant IBF cruiserweight belt is also up for grabs, and Jai Opetaia and Mairis Briedis are the two men competing for it.
Opetaia is a 28-year-old from Australia who boasts a 24-0-0 record, including 19 knockouts.
Meanwhile, Briedis is 11 years older than his opponent and comes from Latvia.
He has been cruiserweight champion three times and is looking to make it a fourth here.
Elsewhere, young British sensation Moses Itauma is back in action.
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Briedis has years of experience behind himCredit: Getty
Oleksandr Usyk wows fans with impressive bulky shape as he prepares for massive heavyweight fight with Tyson Fury
The 19-year-old has drawn early comparisons to Mike Tyson due to his brutal style, with Fury even describing him as the ‘future of the division.’
He last fought in March against Dan Garber, and the young heavyweight demolished his opponent, securing the win inside round one.
His record currently stands at 8-0-0, and he will look to extend that against Ilja Mezencev in front of his promoter, Frank Warren.
There will also be another couple of British fighters to watch out for in Mark Chamberlain and Isaac Lowe.
Chamberlain, who is represented by Queensbury, will take on Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab.
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Itauma is definitely one to watch on the undercardCredit: Instagram – Tyson Fury
Chamberlain holds a 15-0-0 record as a professional and has been forging a path.
His last fight saw him compete on the Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou undercard, and he knocked out Gavin Gwynne in round four.
Meanwhile, Wahab is from Lagos in Nigeria and holds a 23-1-0, although at 33, he’s much older than Chamberlain.
Lowe is a bit more of a journeyman, having lost twice in his career and picked up three draws as well.
However, he is from Morecambe, Fury’s home, and will look to make it a double win for the town.
Standing in his way is Hasibullah Ahmadi [16-1-0].
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Chamberlain is destructive
Elsewhere, Sergey Kovalev takes on Robin Sirwan Safar.
Kovalev is 41 now but is a former multiple light-heavyweight world champion.
‘Krusher’ had many of his recent bouts cancelled, so he will be looking to put on a show.
But Safar holds a 16-0-0 record, and the Swede will want to continue that run here and push towards a world title fight.
Also, on the undercard, we have David Nyika taking on Michael Seitz, and Agit Kabayel faces Frank Sanchez.
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One of Kovalev’s last fights came in 2019 against Canelo AlvarezCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Fury vs Usyk: Date and start time
The entire card will take place on Saturday, May 18, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Start times and additional details are expected to be announced in due course, but the undercard is expected to get underway at 6pm UK time, with main event ringwalks around 11pm.
talkSPORT will have updates throughout fight week and talkSPORT.com will be running a live blog of all the action as well.
The event will be broadcast live on TNT Sports Box Office and Sky Sports PPV.
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