2024-05-19 13:30:19
The 37-year-old Ukrainian defeated the British Tyson Fury by cut up determination (115:112, 113:114, 114:113) after a 12-round battle.
Initially of the battle, T. Fury appeared a bit extra profitable, who carried out extra correct punches, however within the second half, all the things began to vary.
Within the ninth spherical, O.Usykas fully pressed the 2-year-younger Briton, and because the break approached, he was in a position to ship his opponent to a knockdown. Nevertheless, T. Fury managed to recuperate and proceed the battle.
On the finish of the battle, O.Usykas was clearly higher, which allowed him to win.
T.Fury attacked the Ukrainian extra usually within the battle, however O.Usykas managed to ship extra correct blows. T.Fury hit 157 pictures out of 496, O.Usykas – 170 out of 407.
After the battle, T.Fury acknowledged that in his opinion he deserved the victory, whereas O.Usyk’s camp claims {that a} knockout ought to have been introduced within the ninth spherical, however the referee allowed an excessive amount of time for the Briton to recuperate.
O.Usykas grew to become the primary undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion since 1999. Canadian Lennox Lewis then held the WBA, WBC and IBF titles.
O. Usyk obtained 45 million for the battle. US {dollars}, and T. Fury replenished his account with 105 million. US {dollars}. It’s true that the British contract stipulates that he’ll donate a part of the cash to Ukraine.
2024-05-19 13:30:19