Oleksandr Usyk Defeats Anthony Joshua By Split Decision To Retain The Unified WBO, WBA And IBF Titles

Ukrainian Fighter, Oleksandr Usyk sealed his spot at the top of heavyweight division with a rematch win over British-American Boxer, Anthony Joshua on Saturday night.

Oleksandr Usyk Defeats Anthony Joshua By Split Decision To Retain The Unified WBO, WBA And IBF Titles

The Two fighters, Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua fought on Saturday night, August 20, at the king Abdullah Sports city arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

During the fight, Joshua showed a different side of him, putting plenty of pressure and landing body shots to Usyk, a great departure from their first fight in September.

According to report, Joshua punches nearly broke Usyk (who helped defend Ukraine during Russia’s invasion) in the ninth round.

Over the course of the twelfth rounds, Usyk outpointed Joshua winning on a split decision, taking it 116-112, and 115-113 on two cards, The third judge scored 115-113 for Joshua.

Usyk at the 10th rounds showed some exceptional characters, clipping joshua with heavy counter-punches to end the bout.

In addition, Usyk underservinly won and could possibly fight Tyson fury the WBC heavyweight champion who defeated American born, Deontay wilder during their fight last year in December for the crown of undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

Speaking through a translator after the fight, Usyk said;

“This is already history”, “Many generations are going to watch the fight, especially the 10th rounds, when someone tried to beat me hard, but I standed it and came out differently. All thanks to God.

Finally, Oleksandr Usyk Defeats Anthony Joshua By Split Decision To Retain The Unified WBO, WBA And IBF Titles.