By Kleberly Mendoza
Tyson Fury left the ring very angry after hearing that Oleksandr Usyk took the victory by unanimous decision in the rematch and He claimed that the judges stole it last weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In the video published by TNT Sports, Fury can be seen on his way to the locker room and speaking with trainer Ben Davison – who also saw the Briton win the fight. He was very upset with the result.
“Óscar de la Hoya, everyone, said he had me up four rounds. It is what it is, right? I’ve been robbed. Fuck him. What do you think I’ve done, Ben? The truth? In these countries nothing is achieved. I swear to God I thought I won by at least three rounds. “I dominated the fight, I was in front all night,” he said.
Like former British champion, promoter Frank Warren He also declared that the judges’ scores seemed “crazy” to him. and was “stunned” to see that Fury only won four of 12 rounds against the Ukrainian.
In the rematch, Tyson Fury took advantage of the fact that he arrived 55 pounds heavier to dominate the first rounds, but Oleksandr Usyk He was deciphering his rival’s game and began to set the pace of the fight.
The Ukrainian was more precise with his fists than the British in the fight and in the end the judges They gave him the victory by unanimous decision on the scorecards (116-112). According to DAZN statistics, Usyk landed 179 punches to Fury’s 144.
After the second setback in his career, The Gipsy King also did not agree with the result and now could look for a fight with Anthony Joshua to try to return to the path of victoryaccording to promoter Eddie Hearn.
On the other hand, Oleksandr Usyk accepted the challenge of Daniel Dubois – champion of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and whom he already defeated – to unify the heavyweight titles.
Tyson Fury, 36, was defeated again by the Ukrainian in the rematch. The Gipsy King now He has a record of 34 victories, 24 by knockout, two setbacks and one draw as a professional.
For his part, Oleksandr Usyk, 37, retained his unified championship after dominating Fury again in Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian fighter maintains his immaculate record after 23 fights, 14 of them on the fast track.
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