Usyk becomes the heavyweight division's first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis, having already ruled as undisputed king at cruiserweight.
Usyk secured a split decision win to take all the titles Oleksandr Usyk has been crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world after beating Tyson Fury in a fight for the ages in Saudi Arabia. In the biggest heavyweight fight in a quarter of a century, the Ukrainian stunned the previously undefeated ‘Gypsy King’ with another boxing masterclass to secure his status as the best heavyweight on the planet.
Fury was in the ascendency by the sixth and a thunderous shot jolted Usyk midway through the round with another uppercut leaving him in huge trouble. The Olympic champion was suddenly looking the most vulnerable he had looked in his career. With his confidence flowing, Fury was picking Usyk off at range with ease in the seventh but Usyk provided a telling reminder of the danger he posed with a strong end to the round.
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