Hearn: I thought Joshua turned the tide in the ninth round

The tenth round of the duel between Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) and Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) was, according to Eddie Hearn, the key moment of last night. The British promoter also reacted to Tyson Fury's taunts (32-0-1, 23 KOs).

“It was a very close fight, I think Usyk won 115-113, mainly thanks to the last three rounds. I can't believe what Usyk showed in the ninth round. After the ninth round, I went up to Anthony and told him: "Here it is, he is ready." And then Usyk came out and it was one of the best heavyweight fights I've ever seen, Usyk deserved to win."

“In the last three rounds, Usyk recovered. After the ninth round, the score was very close, maybe 5-4 either way. I thought then that Anthony would take over and win. That is why Usyk takes first place in the rating, regardless of weight categories. Hey Jay? You saw his reaction. Boxing is his passion, he's devastated, he wanted to win badly, but he wasn't good enough. He lost on points to the best boxer in the world. I hope this fact does not bother him, because it was a much better performance than the first fight. When you're in the ring with number one, it's very hard to beat him."

“You saw Anthony's emotions. You see the guy crying, and then Tyson Fury appears, who has been open about all his mental problems before. AJ has been big and strong for many years, but today you saw that this man also has his weaknesses. If you see a guy who went through all this, who had his own mental health issues, and now he's taunting someone who's broken, it shows what kind of person Fury is."

“Anthony left all of himself in the ring. I don't know what else could have been done. They say that he needed to win the respect of others. If you do your best, how can you not be respected? Not that Joshua was struggling to survive. There was a fight, only a fight in the last three rounds, and AJ stayed on his feet, ”added the head of Matchroom Boxing.