AS IF Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s undisputed bout wasn’t already going to down in history, it has now been immortalised with an ultra-rare watch.

The pair face off in Saudi Arabia next week in the first undisputed heavyweight clash since 1999.

The momentous occasion is being celebrated by watchmakers Jacob & Co who have created a unique watch to commemorate the fight.

The watch, named Ring of Fire, features figurines of both Fury and Usyk alongside red and blue boxing gloves and a moving face that reads “Undisputed world champion” and resembles the world title belt.

The incredible timepiece is made from rose gold and is based on Jacob & Co’s three-dimensional Astronomia Art collection – which boasts price tags that can reach well in excess of £400,000.

This watch, however, could fetch even more than that eye-watering sum as only THREE have been made.

Of those three only one will be available to the public with both Usyk and Fury gifted a watch each.

The third watch will be sold by famous auction house Sotheby’s with the proceeds being donated to the Make A Wish foundation.

Jacobs & Co founder Jacob Arabo said: “We’re very excited to see Fury and Usyk get into it.

“At Jacob & Co we have a long history of making bespoke timepieces with and for fighters.

Tyson Fury is known for his extravagant watch collection and is already the proud owner of a Jacobs & Co Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon which retails for around £240,000.

While he once wagered his gold, diamond-encrusted Rolex Daytona Rainbow Sapphire watch to whoever could beat him in the ring.

When he prepared for his showdown with Dillian Whyte in 2022, he flashed another £60,000 diamond-laden 18ct timepiece from the brand.

While other timepieces in his collection include a Richard Mille RM 011 Flyback Chronograph that costs over £100,000 and a Patek Philippe Nautilus Chronograph that’s worth around £90,000.

Oleksandr Usyk‘s promoter Alexander Krassyuk has revealed fears Tyson Fury will withdraw from next month’s undisputed world heavyweight title fight.

The Gypsy King meets Usyk on May 18 in Riyadh as they bid to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion.

The clash had been scheduled to take place in Riyadh on February 17 but was postponed after Fury sustained an injury during camp.

He suffered a severe cut above his right eye on Friday while sparring, which has been labelled by his promotion team as a ‘freak cut’.

Krassyuk told Boxing Scene he still has doubts that Fury will step into the ring with Usyk next month, claiming the Gypsy King has already withdrawn four times from the fight.

‘Usyk has actually had a triple camp for this fight,’ Krassyuk said. ‘He started in September for the fight to take place last December.

‘We showed up to the Ngannou fight to step in the ring to announce the fight for the undisputed, but his team jumped and said he didn’t look that good, so Usyk gave him some space to prepare at his camp in Saudi Arabia.

‘We were then meant to fight on Feb. 17, then we were rescheduled for May. Tyson Fury has withdrawn four times already from this fight.

‘I’ve not got too much confidence in the rematch happening, by the way. If Tyson Fury loses, will he have the confidence to step inside the ring again? Theoretically he can, but we all know what happened in the rematch with Wladimir Klitschko.’

The winner of the highly-anticipated bout will also unify the division for the first time since Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in March 1999.

Fury is adamant the fight will take place on May 18 – insisting he is focused on beating the Ukrainian boxer.

Fighters have promised to forfeit $10m (£8m) if they pulled out of the fight, but Krassyuk remains doubtful Fury will compete.

He revealed a replacement fighter has already been lined up in the event Fury withdraws from the contest.

‘The IBF mandatory Filip Hrgovic will be the replacement if [Fury] does it again.

‘He is getting ready for Daniel Dubois on June 1, but instead he will have to be ready on May 18 to replace Tyson for any reason. Otherwise we will lose the [IBF] title. It was one of our conditions.’

The prospect of an era-defining world heavyweight championship bout between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury has been called into question by the promoter.

Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk is unconvinced that the Ukranian will face off against Tyson Fury in their slated unified heavyweight contest in May. The pair had previously been penned in for their era-defining decider February 17 before ‘The Gypsy King’ was forced to withdraw due to a gash to the face sustained in training.

The ‘Ring of Fire’ spectacle was swiftly re-arranged to allow for Fury to complete his recovery following the injury as he looks to become the first fighter since Lennox Lewis in 2000 to hold all major belts in the weight division. Currently, the Brit is the WBC heavyweight champion, with adversary Usyk boasting the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO title honours.

After that re-scheduling, the official line coming out of Fury’s camp has been that he is focused on fighting his rival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this spring. However, it now appears that Usyk’s representatives are fearful that the 35-year-old may not be as eager to come good on his agreement to take part in a re-match later in the year.

Giving an honest assessment of the current state of play ahead of what promises to be a historic match-up,  the promoter for ‘The Cat’ admitted he is unsure over whether a second clash will materialize. Speaking to WBN, he confessed: “Theoretically, the rematch should happen before the end of 2024. However, we all know that Tyson is not the world’s best rematch-er.

“And after he loses to Usyk in the first bout, you cannot predict his behaviour at all. I say this, but I have no guarantee that the first fight ever takes place. The man has withdrawn four times in a row already. We have even decided to stop all the jokes and criticisms towards Luke to support his confidence.”

The matters in this regard are complicated somewhat by the insistence from Saudi Arabian boxing helmsman Turki Alalshikh that any withdrawals could result in Fury being landed with a reported £10 million penalty. Either way, Krassyuk seems unconvinced the overtures from the Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority bear much weight in Fury’s thought process.

“If there is anything else we can do to help him get in the ring with Usyk, we are ready to do that,” he instead continued, as he made a vow over his client’s intentions. “Usyk’s goal is to get the fourth heavyweight belt and to complete the undisputed. After accomplishing this mission other options can be regarded.”

OLEKSANDR USYK’S promoter has sensationally claimed there is “no guarantee” the Tyson Fury fight happens.

Fury was due to face Usyk in the heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification bout on February 17.

But a cut in sparring just two weeks beforehand forced the Gypsy King out and in need of over ten stitches to mend it.

The historic undisputed title decider has instead been rescheduled to May 18 and a contracted immediate rematch is set to follow.

But Alex Krassyuk – Usyk’s promoter – is sceptical of the first fight happening let alone the contracted rerun.

He told  World Boxing News: “Theoretically, the rematch should happen before the end of 2024.

“However, we all know that Tyson is not the world’s best rematcher.

“And after he loses to Usyk in the first bout, you cannot predict his behaviour at all.

“I say this, but I have no guarantee that the first fight ever takes place.

“The man has withdrawn four times in a row already. We have even decided to stop all the jokes and criticisms towards Luke [Tyson Luke Fury] to support his confidence.

“So if there is anything else we can do to help him get in the ring with Usyk, we are ready to do that.”

Filip Hrgovic, 31, has been named as the back-up fighter if Fury is to withdraw from the historic unification bout.

Mauricio Sulaiman, has said that former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will earn the WBC’s No.1 ranking if he beats Francis Ngannou.

However, Sulaiman insists a potential fight with Tyson Fury will likely have to wait as he is already committed to a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.

Joshua will enter the ring with Ngannou on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in what will be his fourth fight in the space of 11 months after victories over Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius and Otto Wallin.

Ngannou will be competing in just his second professional boxing fight after narrowly losing to Fury on debut last October.

Joshua held the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts until he lost to Usyk in September 2021 and he has got his career back on track following successive defeats against the Ukrainian.

And Sulaiman says his rise to being No.1 in the WBC will be complete if he is victorious in March.

“Anthony Joshua was first ranked by the WBC when he started as a professional and then he kept moving up and was ranked inside the top five and then number 2 ranked when he received the opportunity to fight for another title (the IBF),” he told gambling.com.