Oleksandr Usyk dominant in heavyweight debut, wins by TKO

— Oleksandr Usyk did everything in his heavyweight debut with the exception of knocking down Chazz Witherspoon.

In his highly anticipated pro debut, Usyk showed his dominance over Witherspoon in the third round, teeing off with an array of jabs. Usyk landed a series of combinations in the fourth. Witherspoon showed a strong chin, never going down, but his corner saw enough and stopped the fight after the seventh round.“I did what my trainer told me to do. I just follow their orders and that was to box. And I did box, but if I had the opportunity, I would take that opportunity,” Usyk said.Usyk is the WBO’s mandatory challenger for the winner of the Andy Ruiz Jr.-Anthony Joshua rematch on December 7.

The 32-year old Ukranian was originally supposed to make his heavyweight debut on May 25 against Carlos Takam, but a torn right biceps injury for Usyk derailed the scheduled bout. Dmitry Bivol defended his WBA super world lightweight heavyweight title with a unanimous win over Lenin Castillo . Bivol knocked down Castillo in the sixth round, but that was the only highlight for the fans, who booed Bivol after the fight during his post fight interview in the ring.

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