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Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk: Frank Warren hints at 'surprises' in Saudi Arabia

Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk: Frank Warren hints at 'surprises' in Saudi ArabiaGettyImages
The two heavyweights contest all the belts next month.

Frank Warren has teased “surprises” for the Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk fight card.

The promoter will be part of the card that should settle the undisputed heavyweight status for the first time in the four-belt era, when the two champions meet in Saudi Arabia on February 17.

Fresh off the success of "Day of Reckoning", the promoter has said that there will be more big fights to be added to the bill.

Writing for BoxingScene.com, he said, “We are back in Riyadh for the first undisputed heavyweight collision of the century between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.

“This fight represents the pinnacle of the sport and it is something we have all been waiting for. 

“From recent previous experience, we know our friends and colleagues in Saudi Arabia will more than do the occasion justice and we will be in a position to reveal the undercard shortly, which will not be short on surprises.”

Meanwhile, Warren hinted that more details would come for the Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou card in the near future.

Joshua and Ngannou both fought their most recent bouts in Saudi Arabia and are set to meet in the Kingdom.

Joshua defeated Otto Wallin with an emphatic stoppage in December, while in October, Ngannou was unexpectedly dominant for much of his boxing debut against WBC champion Tyson Fury. That has led to them agreeing to fight one another in their next match-up.

A potential date in March has been speculated upon but more details are likely to be confirmed at a press conference later this week.

Warren will again be working with Eddie Hearn on the fight night, and with the huge card they put on at the "Day of Reckoning" at the end of last year, expectations will be high for another bill full of the world’s biggest fighters.

He added: “It was also revealed late last week that Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou will be getting it on in March and full details of this intriguing encounter will be made public next week.”

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