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Usyk is also the third male boxer in history (after Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue) to become the undisputed champion in two weight classes in the four-belt era. [4] As an amateur boxer, Usyk won heavyweight gold medals at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 Olympics while accumulating a record of 335 wins and 15 losses. He turned ...
He was also more precise of the two opponents, landing 28% of punches thrown compared to Joshua's 19.2%. Usyk's landed punches were the most by a Joshua opponent. Usyk closed the show by landing 29 punches in round 12, the most by a Joshua opponent. [10] After the fight, Usyk performed a Cossack dance in the ring to celebrate his victory. [11]
In a post-match analysis, analysts wrote that Usyk's hall of fame case is "beyond cemented" and that he is an all-time great after his win. [34] [35] Two-division undisputed champion Terence Crawford, ESPN's top-ranked pound for pound boxer, declared Usyk a candidate for the No. 1 position. [36]
The result meant that Usyk became only the second boxer ever, after Evander Holyfield, to win unified world titles in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. [ 4 ] Four days after the fight, on 29 September, it was announced by Usyk's promoter Alexander Krassyuk that a one-sided rematch clause which had been specified in the fight ...
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Usyk ultimately used three minutes and forty-five seconds before the fight resumed. Usyk forced Dubois to take a knee in the eighth round and again in the ninth round, where he was counted out. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] According to CompuBox stats, Usyk had outlanded Dubois in every round of the fight, landing 88 of 359 punches thrown (24.5%) to Dubois' 47 ...
Oleksandr Usyk (def. Anthony Joshua) September 25, 2021: Not scheduled WBC: World champion: Oleksandr Usyk (def. Tyson Fury) May 18, 2024: Not scheduled IBF: World champion: Daniel Dubois (interim champion promoted) June 26, 2024: vs. Joseph Parker on 22 February 2025 WBO: World champion: Oleksandr Usyk (def. Anthony Joshua) September 25, 2021 ...
On 11 March 2020, it was announced that Usyk and Chisora would fight on 23 May 2020 at The O2 Arena in London, live on Sky Sports Box Office. [8] The fight was rescheduled to 31 October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic , and the venue was moved to The SSE Arena.