WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) commented on the victory over former world champion Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs).

" I want to thank god for the help he gave me today. He gave me a lot today. My God is Jesus Christ.

Thank you Saudi Arabia. I dedicate this fight to my state Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to everyone who defends my country, to all of Ukraine. It's already history. It will be watched by many generations, especially the round where they tried to beat me hard. But I survived and turned the fight in my favor,"

Now the 35-year-old Usyk has 20 wins (13 by knockout) in 20 fights. He held four of them at heavyweight.. Before that, Alexander became the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.7 kg), having won all four of the most prestigious belts there..

Joshua, 32, has 24 wins (22 by KO) and three losses on his track record.. For the first time, AJ lost in June 2019 to Andy Ruiz, but in December of the same year he defeated the Mexican in a rematch and regained his titles.