Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury final weekend in the principle occasion of the Riyadh Season, ratifieds him as the very best fighter of as we speak and probably the greatest heavyweights of the final many years.
The unanimous resolution that the Ukrainian gained towards the Briton with 116-112 scorecards by the three judges was a fantastic boxing exhibition that allowed him to defeat Fury for the second consecutive time to retain the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) tremendous champion belt, the WBO and WBC sashes.
Regardless of the load drawback with respect to his opponent (226 kilos towards 281 on the day of the weigh-in), Usyk went out to do his job, to threat standing near Fury to assault him and overcome his distance to take benefit and nullify the bodily benefits of the challenger.
The combat was as soon as once more a fantastic spectacle of the Riyadh Season and glad the hundreds of thousands of followers who watched it all over the world via the DAZN platform.
Usyk continues to make his manner as the very best heavyweight of a whole period after dominating the cruiserweights up to now. He begins to open debate about his place in historical past and stays the very best of the second as he awaits the following challenges.
The southpaw fighter’s file stands at 23 wins, no losses and 14 knockouts, whereas Fury’s file stands at 34 wins, 2 setbacks, 1 draw and 24 knockouts.
