Round-by-round: Usyk defeats Fury again, retains titles

For a second consecutive time, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury, this time by unanimous resolution (116-112, 116-112, 116-112), to retain his WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight world titles on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The struggle was a rematch of Usyk’s break up resolution victory over Fury in Might. Fury was forward on two scorecards after eight rounds (77-75, 77-75 and 76-76) in that struggle, however Usyk knocked down Fury in Spherical 9 and gained the subsequent two rounds to maneuver forward on two scorecards and win 115-112, 114-113 and 113-114. That victory topped Usyk the primary undisputed heavyweight champion within the four-belt period.

Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs), 37, of Crimea, Ukraine, is a former undisputed cruiserweight champion. He moved as much as the heavyweight division in 2019, and he has amassed seven consecutive victories, together with a unanimous resolution in opposition to Anthony Joshua to seize the WBO, WBA and IBF titles in 2021. He then defeated Joshua once more within the rematch 11 months later to retain the belts.

Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs), 36, of Manchester, England, final gained in a lackluster efficiency in opposition to former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in a boxing match in October 2023. Fury earned a break up resolution win however was knocked down in Spherical 3 and appeared to be in hassle all through the struggle.

Extra outcomes and round-by-round evaluation from Riyadh.