Betting Odds for Fury vs. Usyk Show a Tight Race

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to face off in a highly anticipated 12-round heavyweight bout on Saturday, May 18. The ring walks for the main event are expected to take place at 11 PM UK time, which will be 1 AM on Sunday, May 19, local time in Saudi Arabia. The fight will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Usyk, who remains undefeated in his professional career, has yet to be defeated since moving up from cruiserweight, where he was the undisputed champion. The Ukrainian fighter decisively defeated Anthony Joshua in their two heavyweight matches in September 2021 and August 2022. In his most recent fight, Usyk successfully defended his IBF, WBA, and WBO world heavyweight titles by stopping Daniel Dubois in the ninth round.

Fury, the current WBC heavyweight champion, narrowly defeated former UFC champion Francis Ngannou by split decision in his last bout, which was Ngannou's professional boxing debut.

Betting odds favor Fury at 3/1 to win by KO/TKO and 9/4 by decision. Usyk is rated 5/1 to win by knockout and 9/4 by split decision. A draw is considered a 14/1 shot.