Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua again on Saturday night to retain the WBA, IBF, IBO & WBO Heavyweight belts.
The Ukrainian won via a split decision.
The first judge awarded it 115-113 to Joshua, the second 115-113 to Usyk, and the third 116-112 to Usyk.
Usyk endured tremendous pressure from Joshua, who delivered a vastly-improved performance from their first fight in September.
Joshua was absolutely fuming at the end of the match, visibly expressing disbelief at the results.
The Briton had told Usyk, “Skills win boxing, you’re not strong, how did you beat me? I had character!”
However, after storming away from the ring, the 32-year-old returned to the ring to praise the Ukrainian champion, who upended him for the second time.
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“Usyk one hell of a fighter, that’s just emotion. Please give him a round of applause as our heavyweight champion of the world. This guy is a phenomenal talent, how many belts you got bro, five? Hip-hip, hooray!” he said.
Usyk dedicated the victory to his home country Ukraine, saying his fight was “already history”.
“I want to thank everyone who prayed for me,” Usyk said. “I want to thank God for the help that he gave me today because he did give me a lot today, my lord is Jesus Christ.
“Thank you Saudi, thank you, thank you, thank you so much, Inshallah.
“I devote this victory to my country, to my family, to my team to the military who are defending my family thank you very, very much.
“This is already history, many generations are going to watch this fight, especially the round where someone tried to beat me hard but I withstood it and turned in a different way.”
Usyk holds three of the four major heavyweight belts. There is one missing from his collection.
The 35-year-old said he wants to fight Tyson Fury next.
Tyson Fury holds the WBC title.
Fury, 34, announced his retirement earlier this month, relinquishing his Ring Title.
However, Usyk thinks Fury is not done yet.
“I’m sure that Tyson Fury is not retired yet, I’m convinced he wants to fight me, I want to fight him and if I’m not fighting Tyson Fury I’m not fighting. Only God knows whether I will or not,” he said after Saturday’s fight.
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