Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch date revealed after the Gypsy King activated a clause in their deal to face the undisputed champion again

Tyson Fury's rematch with Oleksandr Usyk has finally been given a date after the British heavyweight triggered a rematch clause in their deal. 

The Gypsy King suffered his first professional defeat at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia, losing split decision after the judges scored the bout 115-112, 113-114, 114-113.

It meant that Usyk became the first boxer since Lennox Lewis in 1999 to unify the heavyweight division after taking the WBC title off Fury, which was added to his WBA (Super), WBO, IBF and IBO titles.

Now, it's been confirmed that the rematch has been scheduled for the final month of 2024, as the British star looks to bounce back from his difficult defeat.

In a post on X, Turki Alalshikh wrote: 'The rematch between the Undisputed Champion Oleksandr Usyk and the Champion Tyson Fury is now scheduled on the 21 of December 2024 during Riyadh Season.

'The world will watch another historical fight again...Our commitment to boxing fans continues...We hope you enjoy it..'

British star Fury suffered nothing more than cuts and bruising from the brutal 12-round contest.  

Usyk, who had to be taken to hospital after the fight due to fears over a broken jaw, is not allowed to compete until June 2. 

It was reported that Fury had a rematch clause written into their original deal, which promoter Frank Warren keenly reminded everyone after the fight.

'There will be a rematch,' Warren said. 'I think it will be better than the original fight.'

'They both know each other, they've shared the ring and they'll be looking to use what they've gained from the fight as an advantage to beat their opponent.'

Usyk was in danger of being stripped of his IBF Championship due to the fact he was meant to make a mandatory title defence against Croatia's Filip Hrgovic. 

With this in mind, IBF President Daryl Peoples confirmed that Usyk officially requested an exception to keep his IBF heavyweight world title for a Fury rematch, rather than being stripped for not facing his IBF mandatory challenger. 

Hrgovic has been the top heavyweight contender since an August 2022 win over Zhilei Zhang. 

The Croatian will be in action next weekend when he takes on England's Daniel Dubois as part of the Matchroom vs. Queensberry 5-v-5 in the same Saudi Arabia venue where Usyk tasted victory.