Anthony Joshua’s representative Eddie Hearn believes the referee had reason to stop the fight in the ninth round.
Eddie Hearn was happy with the boxing performances of Alexander Usik and Tyson Fury. According to promoter Anthony Joshua, both opponents showed excellent ring work and boxing IQ.
At the same time, the famous functionary did not understand the actions of the referee in the ring. According to Hearn, most judges stopped the fight in the ninth round, counting Usyk’s victory by knockout.
“I think a lot of British referees stopped the fight in the 9th round. The anger literally covered every inch of the ring, it was amazing. Nothing against the referee’s job here.
But he gave Tyson plenty of time to recover. Not just during the countdown, especially after. But the referee did everything right.
I never thought a style match would be this good. Both boys have great feet, great movement and also great IQ. When you put those qualities together in a big fight of this magnitude, sometimes you see boxers avoiding each other,” Hearn was quoted as saying by Boxing Scene.
Let’s remember that Usik’s victory over Fury brought him the absolute heavyweight championship. The fight went all 12 rounds. The Ukrainian won by split decision – 115:112, 114:112, 113:114.
Earlier, Usik’s team told how the referee helped Fury fight the Ukrainian.
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