WBC, WBA, WBO and IBO world champion Oleksandr Usyk retained his belts in a rematch against Briton Tyson Fury.
The fight lasted all 12 rounds and ended with a decision in favor of the Ukrainian with the same score of 116:112, 116:112, 116:112.
Usyk — Fury 2: result
In the first round, the boxers were checking each other out. Usyk attempted an attack, but Fury parried it. At the end of the second half, Fury hit Usyk hard in the head, but it didn't knock Alexander out of the game.
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The third round was not easy for the Ukrainian — there was another unpleasant hit from the Briton, and then an exchange of blows. But already in the next three minutes, Usyk hit Fury with a great left to the head, having previously punched him in the stomach.
In the sixth round, Usyk hit Fury's head several times, there were also combination doubles. After eight rounds, the statistics were in Usyk's favor in terms of the number of power blows — 60:49.
In the ninth round, Fury was noticeably tired and began to take even more punches from Alexander, taking three hits to the head and one to the stomach. The championship rounds were tense. In the 11th round, there was an exchange of heavy blows. And at the end of the fight, Usyk became more active and made a series of high-quality blows, which were stopped by the final bell.
The winner of the Usyk & Fury fight was determined by the judges' scorecards. All judges unanimously gave the victory to the Ukrainian.
Alexander dedicated his second victory over Fury to his mother and all mothers in Ukraine.
— Incredible 24 rounds (two fights against Fury, — Ed.) in my career. I want to dedicate this victory to my mother, Nadezhda Petrovna, who is very worried about me, who has been nervous for many years, and to all the mothers of Ukraine, — said Usyk after the fight.
Also Fakty ICTV conducted a text online broadcast of the boxing evening in Riyadh, where the main event was the rematch between Usyk and Fury.
