Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury for the second time inside a 12 months on Saturday, successful a unanimous resolution to carry on to his WBC, WBA and WBO world heavyweight titles.
Usyk defeated Fury in a cut up resolution seven months in the past and got here again this time to take Saturday’s 12-round combat with all three judges scoring it by a 116-112 margin. The massive distinction within the combat was Usyk’s means 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 combat — 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, along 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 combat anyone.
Fury has teased the thought of retirement prior to now however didn’t communicate on the topic after the combat. His supervisor, Frank Warren, did however comment that it’s “too early” to invest as a result of it’s simply after a combat and that feelings are already operating excessive.
Whether or not he retires or continues to combat, he has had an incredible profession that has seen him maintain heavyweight titles and beat an intensive checklist of top-tier fighters. He has simply by no means had a solution for Uysk.
Then once more, no one has.
Alongside along 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.
