Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to retain his unified world heavyweight titles and cement his status as a generational great with another close points victory in their rematch in Saudi Arabia.
Having inflicted the first defeat of his career on Briton Fury by split decision seven months ago, Usyk’s intelligence and will to win once again prevailed at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh – and he retained his WBA (Super), WBO and WBO titles.
Fury (36 years old) achieved success in the first half of the fight. Some of the most eye-catching shots came from the Morecambe fighter, but the volume of punches and clean work were from Ukrainian Usyk.
The three judges scored the score 116-112 for the 37-year-old champion.
Usyk, an Olympic gold medalist and former undisputed cruiserweight champion, extended his unbeaten record to 23 professional wins.
“he [Tyson Fury] He’s a great fighter, a great opponent. 24 unbelievable rounds in my career. “Thank you very much,” Usyk said.
Two-time world champion Fury has only lost to Usyk, beaten by the major impurity to a record of 34 wins and one draw.
Fury left the ring without giving an interview, before IBF world champion Daniel Dubois stepped up and called for a rematch with Usyk.
