In the highly anticipated heavyweight clash that took place on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) by way of split-decision and won the undisputed heavyweight crown.
It was a historic win for Usyk…
Former world champion David Haye believes Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) deserved his 12-round split decision win over Tyson Fury on Saturday night in their undisputed heavyweight championship in Riyadh.
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Haye feels that WBC champion Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) was…
As turning points go in the annals of boxing history, what Oleksandr Usyk did in altering the direction of his undisputed heavyweight title fight against Tyson Fury was something to behold.
As the seventh round closed Saturday in Saudi Arabia, Usyk had spent the…
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Seconds after the 2020 Olympic…
Oleksandr Usyk was declared the undisputed heavyweight champion after a remarkable performance to hand Tyson Fury the first defeat of his career at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, winning a split decision with the scores of 115-112, 114-113, and 113-114.
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Oleksandr Usyk fought back tears after being declared the undisputed world heavyweight champion.
Not since Lennox Lewis’ victory over Evander Holyfield in 1999 has a fighter earned such a status. Having produced the finest performance of his career to earn a split-decision victory over Tyson…
Former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko was delighted that his countryman, Oleksandr Usyk, had just become the first undisputed heavyweight champion for 25 years.
In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Usyk completed his collection of belts by adding Tyson Fury’s WBC strap to his WBA, IBF and…
Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) was in loser denial after losing to Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) by a 12-round split decision on Saturday night in their undisputed heavyweight championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Tyson was in full-on sore loser mode.
It was sad to…
In the chief support bout of the Fury-Usyk event, Australian boxer Jai Opetaia made it two for two as he defeated Mairis Briedis (28-3, 20 KOs) by way of unanimous decision, and won the vacant IBF cruiserweight world title.
Throughout the duration of the fight,…