Oleksandr Usyk has retained the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles with a 12-round split decision over Anthony Joshua
Joshua looks spent. But then almost out of nowhere the Briton lands a big left hook followed immediately by a right hand. Usyk’s motor is simply too good. He won’t stop throwing and is trading shots with Joshua in a round that he probably doesn’t need to have. What valor, from both men! Usyk lands a crushing left hook, followed by a three-punch combination. And there’s the final bell.
Joshua is first out as the challenger at just past 1am in Jeddah, making the short stroll from the tunnel to the ring in a black sleeveless Under Armour robe while Jadakiss’s All for the Love plays on the arena soundsystem. Now it’s Usyk, the defending WBA, WBO and IBF champion, wearing the blue and yellow colors of Ukraine beneath a white sleeveless robe with a hood.
Both fighters are in the ring and we’ve got two more national anthems to come: God Save the Queen followed by the State Anthem of Ukraine.Photograph: François Nel/Getty Images
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