Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
The Ukrainian added Fury’s WBC crown to his collection to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis achieved the feat in 1999.
After a close first half of the fight Usyk started to take over the contest. In round nine he very nearly stopped ‘The Gypsy King’ sending him stumbling all over the ring.
To his credit the British heavyweight managed to recover and take the fight to the scorecards where he lost by split-decision.
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The 37-year-old Ukrainian addressed his supporters after his historic victory in a video on Instagram.
Showing damage around the eyes after what was arguably the toughest fight of his career he said,
“Hi everybody. I want to say thank you so much [to] all who support me, who support my country. For me, it’s very important. I really appreciate this.”
‼️ Oleksandr Usyk with a video message on Instagram today after beating Tyson Fury…
[🎥 @Usykaa] pic.twitter.com/mRD0ciHrOE
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) May 20, 2024
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