Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik defeated Tyson Fury in the fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion. He unified the WBA, WBO, IBF and WBC titles.
Boy Usik — Fury took place in Riyadh at the Kingdom Arena.
ICTV Facts collected reactions from the sports world to Alexander Usik’s historic victory over Tyson Fury.
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Usyk defeated Fury: athletes' reactions
Former absolute champion Lennox Lewis,commenting on the Ukrainian’s victory, he called Usik Alexander the Great.
—Tonight we witnessed a magnificent fight that went down in history. I was delighted to welcome any of these incredible champions into the absolute weightweight club, and today it was Alexander the Great. I'm looking forward to their next fights. Usyk proved that it's never too late to add to your legacy, — written by Lewis.
Promoter Eddie Hearn congratulated Oleksandr Usyk on his victory and called him the best heavyweight at the moment. He noted that Usyk defeated Joshua twice, and now defeated Fury.
The legend of Ukrainian football and the president of the UAF Andrey Shevchenko also reacted to the fight for the title of absolute heavyweight champion.
— Such a difficult fight! Such an important victory for Alexander, for Ukraine! Thank you. Absolute champion! Glory to Ukraine!, — Shevchenko wrote on Instagram, posting a photo with the champion.
Forward of the Ukrainian national team and Spanish Valencia Roman Yaremchuk reacted to Usik’s victory in stories. He published a frame from the fight in which Usyk hits Fury in the head and joked: Good night, Tyson.
Shakhtar football player Yaroslav Rakitskyy also congratulated Usyk on his victory: Absolute world champion! Happy Victory, Cossack! You — Pride of the Nation!
Best and world champion! This is how the goalkeeper of Polesie Denis Boyko reacted to the victory, , commenting on the Ukrainian’s victory in the battle with the British.
Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Oleg Vernyaev, reacting to Usik’s victory, wrote: It was legendary!
The first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina posted a still frame on Instagram after Usik’s victory from the broadcast and added: What a fight!
Screenshot: Instagram/Elina Svitolina
WBC, WBO and WBA welterweight champion Terence Crawford also commented on the victory of the absolute world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
— Guys, you better respect Usik. He is definitely the #1 contender for P4P fighter in the world. I'm not a hater. In the top division, he beat the main one, who beat another main one, demonstrating what he had already shown. Salute, brother! — written by Crawford.
Remember, the fight Usik — Fury lasted all 12 rounds. In the ninth round, the Briton was knocked down. The judges awarded the victory to the Ukrainian boxer by split decision 115-112, 114-113 and 113-114.
This is the first ever fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion in the era of four belts. Alexander defended the WBA, WBO and IBF championship belts, and Fury defended the WBC champion title.
