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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.
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 ...
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.
The first Fury vs Usyk bout sold over 1.5 million pay-per-views, however the £25 ($40) PPV fee saw many more turn to illegal live streams to watch the fight for free. >>Follow our live coverage ...
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 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 of 290 (16.2%). Dubois failed to land double digits in any round of the fight.
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by split decision on Sunday to become the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years. Two judges favored Usyk, 115-112 and 114-113, while the third ...
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.