DW – Ukraine’s Oledsandr Usyk dashed Tyson Fury’s hopes of revenge in their undisputed heavyweight champion rematch. The judges’ decision was unanimous on points, but also fairly narrow after a balanced fight.SportsUnited Kingdom
Boxing: Usyk beats Fury again, remains undisputed champion
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Ukraine’s Oledsandr Usyk dashed Tyson Fury’s hopes of revenge in their undisputed heavyweight champion rematch. The judges’ decision was unanimous on points, but also fairly narrow after a balanced fight.
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Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – December 22, 2024: Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after winning the Heavyweight World Title.
All three judges scored the fight in Usyk’s favor by four pointsImage: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/Reuters
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Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk retains all four WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight boxing championship belts after again besting his British rival Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
Despite another closely-matched fight between the pair, judges were unanimous in the points decision, with all three scoring the fight 116-112 in the 37-year-old Usyk’s favor.
Smaller, more mobile Usyk finds gaps in Fury’s defenses
Despite giving up advantages in height, weight and reach to his opponent, Usyk was the harder worker during the rematch and also landed punches more frequently and with greater impact.
Late in the sixth round, in particular, a combination of a right hand to the body followed by a left to the forehead from Usyk seemed to shake Fury, but the bell soon intervened.
