Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury for the second time inside a yr on Saturday, successful a unanimous choice to carry on to his WBC, WBA and WBO world heavyweight titles.
Usyk defeated Fury in a cut up choice seven months in the past and got here again this time to take Saturday’s 12-round battle with all three judges scoring it by a 116-112 margin. The massive distinction within the battle was Usyk’s skill to land 42% of his punches to solely 28% for Fury.
Fury didn’t communicate within the ring following the match however mentioned backstage that he thought he gained the battle — once more — by three rounds and that he was “Larry Holmes’d.”
The 37-year-old Uysk is now 23-0 in his profession, together with 2-0 vs. Fury.
Fury is now 34-2-1, together with his solely two defeats coming by the hands of Uysk.
The query now turns into whether or not or not Fury will get one other likelihood to beat Uysk sooner or later, or if he’ll battle anyone.
Fury has teased the thought of retirement prior to now however didn’t communicate on the topic after the battle. His supervisor, Frank Warren, did nonetheless remark that it’s “too early” to take a position as a result of it’s simply after a battle and that feelings are already operating excessive.
Whether or not he retires or continues to battle, he has had an amazing profession that has seen him maintain heavyweight titles and beat an in depth record of top-tier fighters. He has simply by no means had a solution for Uysk.
Then once more, no one has.
Alongside together with his reign as an undisputed heavyweight champion, Uysk has additionally been an Olympic gold medalist and an undisputed cruiserweight champion all through his profession.
