Oleksandr Usyk has overwhelmed Tyson Fury of their rematch in Saudi Arabia.
Ukrainian Usyk, 37, who had entered the bout as a slim favorite, retained his WBO, WBC and WBA heavyweight titles along with his win at Riyadh’s Kingdom Area.
British fighter Fury, 36, had hoped to take revenge and change into a three-time heavyweight world champion, however the loss leaves his future boxing profession unsure.
Usyk grew to become the one man to inflict knowledgeable defeat on Fury when he beat him on factors in Might, turning into the primary boxer to carry all 4 main heavyweight belts on the similar time and the primary undisputed champion in 24 years.
However his reign was over only a month later when he gave up his IBF belt to battle Fury in a rematch as a result of he was unable to make a compulsory defence towards the organisation’s interim belt-holder, Daniel Dubois.
Dubois, 27, defended the belt with a fifth-round knockout of fellow British rival 34-year-old Anthony Joshua in October.
He faces Joseph Parker on February 22 and the Usyk win may arrange a future battle to unify all the titles.
Forward of the bout, Usyk and Fury engaged in a stare-down for greater than 11 minutes in a head-to-head press convention on Thursday.
Fury weighed in at a career-high 20stones 1lbs, whereas Usyk weighed 16stones 2lb, the heaviest he has recorded, though each males have been absolutely clothed once they stepped on the scales.
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