"If Joshua comes down hard from the start without much respect, he will win early. But if he starts boxing Usyk, it will be shooting himself in the foot," Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) said before the fight.
"Usyk won the fight with a great left hand. He had a great fight on the tactical side and deserves words of appreciation," commented heavyweight legend Lennox Lewis on Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) win.
Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) is keeping his promise that he will not be active on social media until his fight with Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs), so he did not comment on Saturday's loss Anthony Joshua (24-2, 21 KOs) to Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs). ...
WBC and IBF light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev said he wouldn't mind moving up to the heavyweight division to fight Oleksandr Usyk, but doubts the Ukrainian will take the fight.
Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) defeated Anthony Joshua (24-2, 21 KOs) by unanimous decision in his fight for the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. After twelve rounds, the judges scored as follows: Viktor Fesechko (Ukraine) 117-112, Howard Foster (UK) 115-113 ...
Anthony Joshua (24-2, 21 KOs) at a press conference after losing his fight to Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) said he will demand a rematch, the right to which was included in the contract for the fight.
On Saturday, 66,000 spectators were able to watch the Matchroom Boxing night in London live. In the main fight of the evening Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision of the judges, winning the three heavyweight championship belts.
The trainer of Russian heavyweight Murat Gassiev Vitaly Slanov assessed the chances of his ward in a potential fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
Oleksandr Usyk outboxed Anthony Joshua and landed more power punches in all rounds to ultimately win by unanimous decision of the judges. Usyk's 148 punches was a record for Joshua's opponents. Usyk finished the show by delivering 29 punches in the 12th round, a record out of all ...
Full video of the fight that took place on September 25 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, where Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) and Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) met. IBF, WBO, WBA heavyweight titles were on the line for 12 rounds.
