Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury final weekend in the primary occasion of the Riyadh Season, ratifieds him as the most effective fighter of as we speak and top-of-the-line heavyweights of the final a long time.
The unanimous resolution that the Ukrainian received towards the Briton with 116-112 scorecards by the three judges was an amazing 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 burden 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 danger standing near Fury to assault him and overcome his distance to take benefit and nullify the bodily benefits of the challenger.
The struggle was as soon as once more an amazing spectacle of the Riyadh Season and happy the hundreds of thousands of followers who watched it world wide by means of the DAZN platform.
Usyk continues to make his approach as the most effective heavyweight of a complete period after dominating the cruiserweights up to now. He begins to open debate about his place in historical past and stays the most effective of the second as he awaits the following challenges.
The southpaw fighter’s document stands at 23 wins, no losses and 14 knockouts, whereas Fury’s document stands at 34 wins, 2 setbacks, 1 draw and 24 knockouts.
