On the night of August 20-21 in Saudi Arabia, Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) defended his WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight titles for the first time, defeating British ex-champion Anthony Joshua (24 -3, 22 KOs).
The result of a stubborn 12-round confrontation was a separate judicial verdict (116-112, 115-113, 113-115) in favor of Oleksandr, who immediately after the triumph announced that he dedicates the victory to all of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
And here are some of the emotions of the winner:
Also after the fight, Usyk said that now he was only interested in one fight – against WBC champion Tyson Fury. The latter has already spoken about the past revenge.
- Who won the battle Usyk – Joshua 2 according to Hearn: the promoter announced the score