Oleksandr Usyk took a second consecutive victory over Anthony Joshua Anthony Joshua to defend his unified WBO, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles over the course of an epic 12-round battle.
Usyk triumphed on a split decision at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena in Jeddah, taking it 116-112 and 115-113 respectively on the cards of Ukraine’s Viktor Fesechko and Britain’s Steve Gray. Glenn Feldman of the USA scored 115-113 for Joshua.
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The result infuriated Joshua. He picked up two championship belts and threw them out of the ring before storming off briefly.
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