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On 29 August 2015, Usyk defeated former South African light heavyweight champion Johnny Muller via third-round TKO at the Sport Palace in Kyiv, which saw Usyk control the fight with a jab. Usyk knocked down Muller twice in round three and although Muller protested, the referee waved the fight off with one second of the round left. [29]
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]
Fury's co-promoter, Bob Arum, stated that December 17, 2022, was discussed as the potential date of the fight. However, Usyk countered that the fight was unlikely to be held in 2022 due to his "old traumas which have resurfaced". [24] [25]
What happened in the first fight? Usyk secured a narrow victory on two scorecards, 115-112 and 114-113. ... Promising heavyweight Moses Itauma puts his undefeated record (10-0, 8 KOs) on the line ...
What is Oleksandr Usyk's fight record? Oleksandr Usyk has a 21-0 record with 14 wins coming by way of knockout. Usyk is the No. 1 rated heavyweight and the No. 3 fighter pound-for-pound by Ring ...
The loss to Usyk was Fury's first in 16 years as a pro as his record changed to 34 wins, one defeat and one draw. Fury has held every title at heavyweight, albeit not at the same time.
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.
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 ...