Usyk won the fight with Fury/photo from Usyk's Instagram
In the evening in Riyadh, the long-awaited fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury took place. It became the first ever fight for the title of absolute heavyweight champion of the world in the era of four belts.
Aleksandr Usyk defended his WBA, WBO and IBF titles, trying to add to them the WBC title, which belonged to Tyson Fury. Suspilne told more about the match. Sports.
Usyk won the victory
The match began with an active start by Usyk. Fury gave the Ukrainian an opportunity to strike, although at the end of the first round he missed a left blow to the temple.
In the second round, Fury began to act more actively, but < strong>Usyk continued to corner him. The third round was marked by the Ukrainian's blows, which alternated between the opponent's head and torso.
During the first half of the fight, the boxers kept to their roles: Usyk more often threw punches and clamped Fury near the ropes, while the Briton tried to counterattack, in particular with uppercuts. It wasn't until the sixth round that Fury managed to land a few strong punches, looking more noticeable than Usyk.
The seventh round was the most active, when Fury managed to land another uppercut, and Usyk responded with a series of powerful blows at close range until the end of the round.
In the eighth round, Usyk punched Fury right in the nose, causing the Briton to bleed. In the ninth round, the Briton was knocked down, but managed to hold on until the end of the round.
Usyk continued to dominate in the next two rounds, although in the 11th Fury partially managed to regain control of the fight.
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The winner was determined by the judges' notes: after all 12 rounds, Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk won by a split decision of the judges. The score of the judges' notes: 115-112, 114-113 in favor of Usyk, and 113-114 in favor of Fury.
This fight went down in history as the first match for the title of the absolute world champion in super heavy weight according to the version of four belts, and Oleksandr Usyk became his triumphant, confirming his mastery and invincibility in the ring. In addition, this is the first defeat of Tyson Fury.
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The network is delighted with Oleksandr Usyka
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi reacted to Oleksandr Usyk's victory. He dedicated a post to the Ukrainian boxer in his telegram.
Ukrainians hit hard!
And in the end all our opponents will be overcome.
Oleksandr Usyk is the absolute champion of the world!
A tough battle , which proves:
Ukrainian endurance and strength give birth to Ukrainian victory.
Congratulations, champion!
Congratulations, country!
Glory to Ukraine!
For your attention, also the reaction of other network users for a powerful match.
Usyk is the absolute world champion! Deservedly!!! https://t.co/gMUaYPpw5v pic.twitter.com/u6XqIdPxw3
— Oleksandr Aronets (@aronets) May 18, 2024
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