Ukrainian boxing heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk has defeated his British opponent Tyson Fury in a boxing rematch in Saudi Arabia, MySportDab reports.
In a tightly-contested match, Usyk was declared winner by unanimous decision after series of spectacular and overly domineering stance throughout the fight.
However, it was still a difficult fight for the Ukrainian in the early rounds. Tyson Fury put up a formidable showing, perfectly getting on the Ukrainian with precise punches.
In the middle and final rounds, Usyk roared back into the clash with more energy and intensity. A bevy of precise punches got him perfectly back into the game with prospects.
But Tyson Fury wasn’t giving in easily as he responded as well, defending and landing potent jabs on the heavyweight boxing champion as well.
It was a tightly-contested clash from the middle to the final round but Usyk was declared the winner by all the three judges who scored the fight 116-112.
Fury was disappointed by the decision and was shocked for not being declared the winner.
He walked off the ring refusing to grant a press interview before casually telling a journalist backstage that he won the fight by atleast 3 rounds.
It is the second time the British boxer has lost to Usyk after he was defeated by the Ukrainian in May via a split decision.
Usyk has now gone 23 fights unbeaten, winning 14 of those as KOs but will set for another blockbuster challenge.
Another British boxer and International Boxing Federation Champion Daniel DuBois, who had also lost a fight to Usyk, had crashed the Ukrainian’s post-match interview after the Fury win, asking for a rematch.
Usyk had accepted the challenge and will go down in the ring with the 27-year-old again for a rollercoaster matchup.
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