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The agreement meant Matchroom would co-promote Usyk alongside K2 Promotions. Usyk's next fight would be confirmed 'in the very near future', according to Hearn. [96] [97] A week after signing with Matchroom, the Usyk vs. Bellew fight was announced to take place on 10 November at the Manchester Arena, live and exclusive on Sky Box Office.
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]
Along with Usyk's team, a few commentators, like TNT Sports' David Haye, [33] felt Usyk was robbed by the referee of a win by technical knockout in the ninth round. [34] Usyk's win made him the first new undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years. Lennox Lewis held the title for five months after he defeated Evander Holyfield in November 1999 ...
The judges were split, but the title is undisputed. Boxing has its first true heavyweight king in 24 years, and his name is Oleksandr Usyk. The WBA, WBO and IBF champion defeated WBC champion ...
Fury vs Usyk LIVE: Expert fight analysis from Frampton, Haye and Bunce Saturday 18 May 2024 23:08 , Jack Rathborn "Usyk's going to move, we know that, I think Tyson is going to be aggressive ...
[11] [12] On 7 September, Usyk signed a multi-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing, which meant he would fight exclusively on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. [13] A week after signing with Matchroom, the Usyk vs. Bellew fight was announced to take place on 10 November at the Manchester Arena.
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After Joshua was done, Usyk said he wanted to fight Tyson Fury or, otherwise, he might not box again. [15] [23] He also dedicated his win to his country "Ukraine, Armed Forces of Ukraine" and everyone who was defending his country. [24] [12] In the post-fight press conference, Joshua broke down in tears. [23] [25]