Boxing: Usyk beats Fury and remains world heavyweight champion

The Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury in the highly anticipated rematch for the world title boxing heavyweights and it remains world champion after having taken the title from Fury, surprisingly, last May. Usyk won on points, with a unanimous decision: after forcing the pace and repeatedly hitting his opponent with his precise left hook, the Ukrainian was rewarded with a score of 116-112 by all three judges, maintaining the his WBO, WBA and WBC world titles.

Usyk’s victory improves his record to 23 wins and 0 defeats, with 14 knockouts, and extends one of the best careers of all time which includes Olympic gold. Usyk had managed to reunite all four belts, WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF, but preferred to give up the latter to focus on the super challenge against Fury. The defeat opens up an uncertain future for the 36-year-old British boxer, now with a record of 34-2-1, who had announced his retirement in 2022 only to change his mind and return to the ring.