Oleksandr Usyk, the absolute world champion in heavyweight, retained his title.
Idman.biz reports that the Ukrainian boxer defeated the British Tyson Fury.
Usyk was declared the winner in the 12-round match. Although Oleksandr knocked out his opponent in the 9th round of the match, Fury was able to continue the match. The Ukrainian boxer commented on his victory: "Did the referees steal my knockout? I don't think about it, I won anyway. Well, maybe the knockout didn't register. I'm not worried about that. During 12 rounds, there was a real drama in the ring."
Usyk won his 22nd career victory. Fury left the ring defeated for the first time (34-1). Thanks to the victory, Oleksandr has 6 belts. He has 4 main (WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO) and 2 secondary (IBO and The Ring) belts. In 2000, Lennox became the first boxer since Lewis to win the title of absolute champion.
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