On the night of August 21, Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) defeated Briton Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) for the second time and, thanks to this, defended the WBA / WBO / IBF world heavyweight titles .
The 12-round fight in Saudi Arabia ended in favor of Usyk by a split decision: 116-112, 115-113 and 113-115.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated the winner:
“A difficult, but so important and necessary VICTORY of Oleksandr Usyk! The defense of the title of world champion is a symbol of the fact that everyone who is of the Cossack family will not give up theirs, will fight for it and will definitely win!”
And here is what Usyk himself said immediately after the victory over Joshua.