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Usyk beats Fury by split decision to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years

  • Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by split decision, becoming the first undisputed heavyweight boxing champion in 24 years.
  • Usyk started strong, survived Fury's domination in the middle rounds, and rallied in the final rounds, nearly stopping Fury in the ninth.
  • Usyk hurt Fury with a left hand, scoring a knockdown before the bell, and now holds the lineal heavyweight champion title.
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Oleksandr Usyk is the new king of boxing and the heavyweight category. The Ukrainian managed to unify for the first time in a quarter of a century —since the time of Lenox Lewis— all the division's champion belts after his split decision victory against Tyson Fury. The Briton started as a favorite, but was busted by the intensity of his rival to such an extent that even the referees threw a cable on him so that he wouldn't kiss the canvas in the…

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Oleksandr Usyk won by a split decision the fight at the top of the heavyweight category against Tyson Fury, on the night of Saturday to Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 'Le Chat' thus becomes the first undisputed world champion in the heavyweight category of the 21st century....

·Brussels, Belgium
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Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (37), holder of the WBA-WBO-IBF heavyweight title, defeated Englishman Tyson Fury (35), holder of the WBC heavyweight title, on Saturday night in front of 16,000 spectators at the Kingdom Arena in...

·Romania
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There is another undisputed heavyweight champion: Ukrainian Usyk defeated Briton Fury in a duel for the most important World Cup title and is making history. Even a German can do great things.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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