Both Ukrainians won important victories in May
IBF and IBO lightweight world champion Vasily Lomachenko reacted to the victory of his compatriot Alexandra Usika in battle with Tyson Fury for the title of absolute heavyweight champion.
“The best of the best, Alexander Usik. Best, this is the moment. Glory to Thee, Lord, Glory to Thee! Peace to all,” wrote Vasily.
Let us remember that on the night of May 19, Usik inflicted the first defeat in his professional career on Fury in a fight that took place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). In the ninth round, Alexander knocked down the “Gypsy King” deeply, and only the referee’s intervention prevented the fight from ending ahead of schedule. As a result, the victory was awarded to the Ukrainian by a split decision: 115-112, 113-114 and 114-113.
As the statistics of the fight show, Fury threw more punches, but Usik hit more often (including with powerful punches) and was much more accurate and effective. This was especially noticeable in the second half of the fight, when the Briton seriously lost. At the same time, Alexander set a record: never before had the “Gypsy King” missed so many blows in one fight (170); the previous record (127) belonged to Otto Wallin.
It was reported that an agreement had been reached between Usyk and Fury for a re-fight. The Chairman of the General Authority of Entertainment of Saudi Arabia, Turki Al al-Sheikh, stated that the rematch between Alexander and Tyson is scheduled for October 12-13 in Riyadh.
Lomachenko, in turn, a week earlier defeated Australian George Kambosos by technical knockout in a title fight for two championship belts. Denis Berinchik followed the example of his compatriots today, defeating Mexican Emmanuel Navarrete by split decision and winning the long-awaited WBO lightweight world title.
Source: Sportarena
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