“He looked like gold.” Experts assessed the victory of Usyk in the fight with Fury

On the night of December 22, an evening of boxing was held in Riyadh, the main event of which was a super heavyweight rematch.

A Ukrainian boxer met in the ring Oleksandr Usyk (22–0, 14 KO) and British Tyson Fury (34–1–1, 24 KOs). The boxers met in a rematch for the title of super heavyweight world champion according to the WBC, WBA, WBO (as well as IBO) versions.

Usyk won by unanimous decision of the judges (116–112, 116–112, 116–112).

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Experts of the authoritative publication Boxingnews24 assessed the match between Usyk and Fury:

“Aleksandr Usyk looked like pure gold as he held his WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles in his hands after a 12-round fight with Tyson Fury. The battle was like a chess match.

The 37-year-old Usyk used many moves and pierced the stocky Fury with strong left hand blows to the head. Tyson had enough in the fight with Usyk only until the end of the fifth round.

Fury’s extra weight played a cruel joke in the second half of the bout, as he looked sluggish and unable to attack like he had in the first fight. He was not ready for rematch,” Boxingnews24 believes.