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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 ...
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]
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]
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 ...
There was 2:29 left in the round when they started to fight again; the harsh truth is that Dubois let his opportunity for glory go and Usyk came back to take control. Usyk, incidentally, was badly ...
A fight between Fury and Usyk has been a long time coming. ... The 37-year-old Usyk is ranked as the third best pound-for-pound boxer in the world by The Ring magazine, and becoming the undisputed ...
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 ...
Bellew also stated it would be his last fight as a professional. [4] [5] By the end of July, it was said the fight would likely take place in November 2018 in London. [6] After positive meetings between Eddie Hearn and K2's Alexander Krassyuk, on 20 August, Boxing Scene reported the fight was likely to take place on 10 November 2018.