Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk rules: Number of rounds, time, weight details and judges for Saudi Arabia clash next weekend
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The rules are set for Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk as they do battle to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 25 years.
The pair have been on a collision course for the last few years and had a February clash postponed due to an injury suffered by Fury.
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The Gypsy King endured a 'freak cut' during a sparring session that pushed back plans for their Saudi showdown until he'd fully healed.
The two will now fight this month following warnings that a £7.9million penalty fee will be needed if someone pulls out again.
Fury vs Usyk: Fight rules
This undisputed heavyweight title clash will take place on Saturday, May 18 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
It is scheduled for 12 three-minute rounds and will be scored by three judges using the 10-point system.
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A typical round of boxing is scored 10-9, with the fighter adjudged to have won the round scoring 10 and the loser scoring 9.
A 10-8 round is usually scored when either a knockdown or a completely one-sided affair takes place.
The fighters' totals are tallied up and the winner is the one with the best aggregate score from all three judges.
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Fury will put his WBC belt on the line against Usyk's WBA (super), IBF, WBO and The Ring Magazine world heavyweight titles.
Brit Fury is 6ft 9in and tends to weigh in at around 270lb for his fights with anything over 200lbs classed as a heavyweight.
Usyk, who previously plied his trade in the cruiserweight division, stands at 6ft 3inch and will likely be 50lb lighter on the scales.
Fury vs Usyk: How to follow
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.
The event will be broadcast live on TNT Sports Box Office and Sky Sports PPV.
talkSPORT will have updates throughout fight week and talkSPORT.com will be running a live blog of all the action as well.
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Fury vs Usyk: Undercard
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