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Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Усик, pronounced [olekˈsɑndr ˈusɪk]; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer who is the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version), World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Organization (WBO) and the Ring magazine heavyweight champion.
Along with Usyk's team, a few commentators, like TNT Sports' David Haye, [31] felt Usyk was robbed by the referee of a win by technical knockout in the ninth round. [32] 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 ...
There is only one move for Tyson Fury now – and one for Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk vs Fury 2’s AI judge turns in bizarre scorecard. 10:10, Alex Pattle. So, before Saturday night’s main event ...
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Usyk, a 37-year-old Ukrainian, improved his record to 23-0. Fury, a 36-year-old Brit, dropped to 34-2-1, with his only professional losses coming to Usyk. Fury said afterwards he thought he won ...
Usyk's dominance was reflected in the punch stats, as CompuBox recorded him landing 252 of 939 thrown punches (27%), compared to Gassiev's 91 landed of 313 thrown (29%). Usyk used his superior conditioning to finish the fight, increasing his output by landing 47 of 117 punches thrown in round 12.
In his first fight with Fury, Usyk secured scorecards of 115-112 and 114-113, while the other judge favoured the Briton 114-113. With that, Usyk became the undisputed heavyweight champion in Riyadh.
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 ...