Oleksandr Usyk reign of undisputed heavyweight chanpion of the world is about to come to a abrupt end. The IBF will be stripping him of his belt. By Usyk deciding to opt in for his rematch with Tyson Fury is the reason for him having to vacate the IBF belt.
The Tyson Fury next fight news should arrive in the next few months, but until then we offer up three likely opponents for his return to the ring and recap his first loss in May to Oleksandr Usyk.
The Oleksandr Usyk next fight news should be expected in a matter of weeks. Until then, let’s see what could lay ahead of the current undisputed heavyweight champion and recap his split decision win over Tyson Fury.
John Fury was spotted turning his back following his son Tyson Fury’s loss to Oleksandr Usyk. In the biggest fight of his career, Fury came out second best, losing a split decision.
The time has come to eliminate all sanctioning bodies and tear boxing’s power structure down because this has gotten beyond ridiculous. Boxing fans waited 25 years for a new undisputed heavyweight champion to be crowned, and Oleksandr Usyk got the job done.
Oleksandr Usyk has become Ring Magazine’s pound-for-pound number-one fighter in the world. The Ukrainian became the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World with a split decision win over Tyson Fury.
On Saturday, May 18, we saw history created in the heavyweight division as Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) defeated Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to become the first undisputed champion in the division since Lennox Lewis.
From winning a European medal as a middleweight to ruling the heavyweight division as a pro, the Ukrainian has become an all-time boxing great.
We have all waited almost 25 years for an undisputed heavyweight champion, and last night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we finally got one. Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) from Simferopol, Ukraine, defied the betting odds and earned a split decision victory over Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) to become the undisputed king of the heavyweight division.
Oleksandr Usyk was taken to the hospital after his win over Tyson Fury on Saturday due to a suspected serious injury, according to Fury.
Oleksandr Usyk downed Tyson Fury by split decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. Usyk (22-0-0, 14 KOs) had two judges on his side, earning scores of 114-113 and 115-112, while Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) won over the other judge, 114-113.
Oleksandr Usyk's split decision win over Tyson Fury for the unified heavyweight belt should only intensify the demand for a rematch.
On Saturday, May 18, we saw Agit Kabayel (25-0, 17 KOs) send a statement to the heavyweight division as he dismantled the previously unbeaten Cuban heavyweight Frank Sanchez (24-1, 17 KOs).
Unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) will put his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring heavyweight titles against the ‘Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) in a highly anticipated showdown on Saturday.
Ahead of their undisputed heavyweight clash on Saturday, May 18, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tyson Fury (34-0-1, 24 KOs) and WBO/IBF/WBA
Oleksandr Usyk and Mairis Briedis clashed on January 27, 2018, at the Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia, for the WBO and WBA cruiserweight titles while looking for a place in the world boxing Super Series final.
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