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Usyk came in at 199.5 pounds and Briedis weighed 199.1 pounds. [69] Usyk moved on to the final of the tournament after winning a close fight against Briedis via majority decision. With a high work rate, Usyk controlled most of the fight with his jab, applying pressure when needed. Briedis was credited with landing the harder punches.
Usyk weighed in at 233.5-pounds at Friday's weigh in. This is the heaviest Usyk has ever weighed in at for a fight, as he continues to fill into the heavyweight division. Usyk weighed in at 221 ...
Usyk was reported to earn a £1.8 million purse. [30] For his second heavyweight fight, Usyk weighed 217 ¼ pounds and Chisora weighed 255 ½ pounds, a 38 pound weight advantage. [ 31 ]
Tyson Fury checked in at a career-high 281 pounds during the weigh-in Friday, a day before his rematch with heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Britain's Fury was 55 pounds heavier than his ...
Usyk's career-long promoter Krassyuk gained control of the fight with a massive bid of $8,057,000, which was more than the $5,620,050 submitted by Queensberry Promotions. A fight date in August was being eyed. As per the purse splits, Usyk was to take home $6,042,750 (75% of the winning bid) and Dubois was to take a career-high $2,014,250 ...
Usyk retained his heavyweight belts, Dubois left demanding a rematch and about 40,000 fans danced in the rain as Usyk serenaded them from the ring. Tyson Fury was not ringside, but inevitably his ...
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.
Along with Usyk's team, a few commentators, like TNT Sports' David Haye, [33] felt Usyk was robbed by the referee of a win by technical knockout in the ninth round. [34] 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 ...