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Usyk, 37, had Fury, 35, out on his feet, but the referee gave the Briton a strange standing count – potentially saving him from a knockout loss. Yet Fury feels he was denied a rightful victory.
Usyk, an Olympic gold medallist and former undisputed cruiserweight champion, extended his undefeated record to 23 pro wins. "He [Tyson Fury] is a great fighter, he is a great opponent. An ...
Usyk, 37, improved to 23-0 as he narrowly outpointed Briton Fury over 12 extremely competitive rounds. The Ukrainian retained his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC belts and could face another Englishman ...
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. [33] 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.
Despite Joshua's improved performance compared to his first loss to Usyk, [14] [15] the latter successfully defended his belts. According to New York Times statistics, Joshua landed 37 body punches compared to 15 in their first fight. [12] Overall, however, Usyk outperformed Joshua, landing 170 of 712 punches, compared with 124 of 492 for Joshua.
From round five, Usyk became busier and took control of the fight, although he was still hit with some hard shots to the head from Briedis. One judge scored the fight 114–114, whilst the remaining two judges scored the fight 115–113 in favour of Usyk, giving him the win. After the fight, Usyk stated it was the hardest fight of his career.
Usyk's narrow win over Fury in pictures Fury & Usyk create a masterpiece Boxing is one of the easiests sport to follow, which is why a YouTuber fighting a 58-year-old can generate such global ...
Oleksandr Usyk scored a razor-thin split decision over Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion in a thrilling contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh in the early hours of ...