Oleksandr Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999 last night.
The Ukrainian weathered an early storm from Tyson Fury to add the WBC belt to his WBA, WBO, and IBF straps.
Usyk put ‘The Gypsy King’ on skates in round nine, with many feeling that the referee, Mark Nelson should have stopped the contest.
MORE HERE: 🚨 The moment Oleksandr Usyk nearly knocked out Tyson Fury
In the post-fight press conference Usyk was asked if he ‘felt that a knockout was stolen from you?’
He responded: ‘I don’t think about it, because we have winner.’
‘Okay, maybe, I dont think about it, because we have win. Okay no knockout, no problem.’
You can watch the video below:
Oleksandr Usyk does not care about whether or not the referee robbed him of a knockout win over Tyson Fury in round nine: “No knockout? No problem.”
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Usyk’s win in Saudi Arabia means he has now become undisputed champion in two weight divisions.
