OLEKSANDR USYK cemented his status as a generational great with a second straight points victory over Tyson Fury. Seven months after becoming the undisputed king of the heavyweights, Usyk looked to end his rivalry with the Brit once and for all in a lucrative Saudi showdown. Advertisement 4 Tyson Fury renewed his rivalry with Oleksandr Usyk in a second successive Saudi showdown Credit: Reuters 4 The Gypsy King suffered a split decision defeat in their first meeting in May Credit: Getty 4 Fury, 36, was hellbent on exacting revenge on the slick southpaw in their second Riyadh rumble Credit: AP 4 But he suffered a second straight agonising defeat to the slick southpaw Credit: Reuters Gypsy King Fury went into the second successive Riyadh rematch hellbent on doing a desert-demolition job on the undefeated Ukrainian, who edged their undisputed straightener in May via split decision.
But he found himself once again bamboozled by arguably the slickest operator the division has ever seen, suffering a points loss courtesy of 116-112 scorecards. Usyk has now essentially CLEARED OUT the division a mere SIX fights after moving up from cruiserweight. A successful revenge job on the southpaw would've seen Fury further etch his name into the history books.
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