Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury to retain his unified heavyweight world titles with another pulsating points victory in their rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Usyk first beat Fury in May to become boxing’s first four-belt heavyweight champion and he again prevailed by finishing 116-112 ahead on all three judges’ scorecards.
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The win extends Usyk’s professional record to 23 victories with zero defeats and he could now face Daniel Dubois in an attempt to reclaim the IBF title he was stripped of earlier this year.
Fury, on the other hand, is left at something of a crossroads and his promoter, Frank Warren, said after the fight that it was “too early to say”
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