Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Enrage to secure his unified heavyweight international titles with some other pulsating issues victory of their rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Usyk first beat Enrage in Would possibly to turn into boxing’s first four-belt heavyweight champion and he once more prevailed via completing 116-112 forward on all 3 judges’ scorecards.
The win extends Usyk’s skilled file to 23 victories with 0 defeats and he may now face Daniel Dubois in an aim to reclaim the IBF identify he used to be stripped of previous this 12 months.
Enrage, at the alternative hand, is left at one thing of a crossroads and his promoter, Frank Warren, stated then the struggle that it used to be “too early to say” whether or not the 36-year-old would now step clear of the game.
Enrage possessed a six inch top, 8 inch achieve and 4 stone weight benefit over Usyk and made his physicality rely within the early rounds.
And the previous champion seemed to rock the reigning king with a directly proper hand in the second one spherical.
However, simply as he did within the first struggle, Usyk persevered to focus on Enrage’s frame and sooner or later slowed the challenger ailing via peppering him with photographs.
It however felt as regardless that the struggle used to be there for the taking within the championship rounds. However Usyk upped the ante and landed a form of crowd pleasing combos, sooner or later successful the competition via a relaxed margin.
“He [Tyson Fury] is a great fighter, he is a great opponent. An unbelievable 24 rounds for my career. Thank you so much,” Usyk stated afterwards.
The Ukrainian used to be nearest faced within the ring via Daniel Dubois — the Briton he beat in August 2003 — who demanded a 2d struggle. “I want my revenge,” Dubois stated.
Usyk temporarily assuredly to his problem. A 2d victory over Dubois would see Usyk regain the IBF identify he misplaced then his first defeat of Enrage.
Usyk used to be stripped of the identify for now not preventing the IBF’s obligatory challenger and rather pursuing a rematch with Enrage, who left the hoop then his 2d occupation defeat with out engaging in an interview.
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