Oleksandr Usyk has done it again.
The Ukrainian boxing champion defended his WBA, WBO and WBC titles by defeating Tyson Fury in a highly-anticipated rematch on Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Usyk beat Fury in a unanimous decision that read 116-112 on all three judges’ scorecards. This was the second time that Usyk defeated Fury in a decision, as he had outpointed him a split decision in back in May.
Still undefeated, and considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, Usyk left plenty to talk about. Below, you can check out the reactions of the combat sports world.
Usyk defends his title
REPEAT 😤
Oleksandr Usyk reigns supreme once again! 🇺🇦#Usyk2Fury | #RiyadhSeason | @Turki_alalshikh pic.twitter.com/qevlyDjP8f
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 21, 2024
Oscar De La Hoya
Congratulations Usyk, you are a gentleman and a scholar. Tyson my amigo, back to the drawing board. YOU WILL BE BACK!!
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) December 21, 2024
Claressa Shields
😂😂
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) December 21, 2024
Conor McGregor
I pray for peace in the world and war in the ring! 🙏
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 21, 2024
Caposa
Warren mumbling some bullshit about the scorecards and Usyk is saying look at this fucking sword! pic.twitter.com/hLLo0nnWda
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) December 21, 2024
Luke Thomas
Usyk praising his kids for getting their orange and green belts in judo is the best.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) December 21, 2024
Jan Blachowicz
Great fight! Congrats @usykaa! #UsykFury2
— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) December 21, 2024
Terrance Crawford
Congratulations @usykaa happy for you.
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) December 21, 2024
George Kambosos
😉🧠🥊 I had it 8-4 at the end! USYK https://t.co/lESvxlK6IB
— George “Ferocious” Kambosos Jr (@georgekambosos) December 21, 2024
Herbert Burns
Such a great performance of Usyk over Fury!#UsykFury2
— Herbert Burns (@HerbertBurnsMMA) December 21, 2024
Brian Campbell
117-111 for Usyk. Just a brilliant performance of stamina, accuracy and defense.
Amazing fight. #Usyk2Fury
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbell) December 21, 2024
Lance Pugmire
I have it 116-112 Usyk as we go to the real judges
— Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) December 21, 2024
Danny Segura
Usyk is the man. He clearly won that. #UsykFury2
— Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv) December 21, 2024
Dakota Ditcheva
@DAZNBoxing very disappointed with your decision to host a watch along (True Geordie) which was basically a hatred party towards Tyson. As a world wide network, professionalism above anything should have been priority. Not nice to see as an athlete myself #UsykFury2 #DAZN
— Dakota Ditcheva (@dakotadofficial) December 21, 2024
Shawn Porter
Another Tight one. As expected. I think Usyk got it but it ain’t crystal clear
— ShowtimeShawn Porter (@ShowtimeShawnP) December 21, 2024
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