Ukrainian Champion, Oleksandr Usyk, beat the United Kingdom’s Tyson Fury in the rematch of their heavyweight boxing title fight.
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| Tyson Fury, left, kissed Oleksandr Usyk on the head at the end of a bruising encounter. Photo: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters via aljazeera.com |
The fight which held at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, resulted in a unanimous points decision after 12 hard-fought rounds.
In May, Usyk beat Fury in a split decision to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
The Ukrainian boxer was the first heavyweight to chinch this feat since Lennox Lewis in 1999.
Usyk’s victory takes him to 23-0 with 14 knockouts and extends one of the all-time best careers, which encompasses Olympic gold and undisputed champion at cruiserweight.
In his post-victory comments, Usyk said: “He’s a great fighter, it’s a great performance. Unbelievable 24 rounds for my career.”
In his post-defeat comments, Fury said: “I thought I’ve won both fights, but then again, I’ve got two losses on my record now, so there’s not much I can do about it.
“I can just fight me heart out and do the best I can. But I’ll always believe until the day I die that I won that fight.”
