Two insurmountable fighters to this day - Ukrainian Alexander Usik and his longtime acquaintance Latvian Myris Breedis - met this night in Riga. 12 rounds the guys did not let the audience to tear themselves away from the screen.

For the battle in Riga, everything was prepared. View the duel undefeated Ukrainians came from all over the Baltics.

To support the son and the husband in Riga there have arrived mum, the wife of Alexander. Did not leave him without his support and the best boxer of the planet, and at the same time the cousin Vasily Lomachenko, said in the plot of TSN. Tyzhden.

Wladimir Klitschko on the contrary pulled the nerve of the upcoming fight in the social network. In the instagram, he posted a message that he was training himself for a spectacular match, and he continued to wind fans even near the ring in Riga.

Ukrainians were convinced that it would be hot, but without surprises. Their forecasts were approved by bookmakers, voting for Usik with money. However, the chill in my heart was - Briedis was called the strongest contender in the professional career of Usik. Both have never lost. Duel of the WBC champion against the Olympic champion from the first seconds tickled the nerves of Ukrainian fans. Briedis immediately began to actively attack Usik and the first 5 rounds was the first number in the ring. He struck fast. Beat his head and even applied a reception from judo. Alexander fell into the ring, but quickly got up and continued his heaviest fight.

For Usik it turned out to be an additional motivation. The turning point was the equator of the duel. In the fifth round, Usik defeated Briedis Brov and began to fall more and more. The final round was on the maximum emotions. In the expectation of the result, the 10-thousandth audience is so frozen that you can even hear the buzzing of a fly. This game of nerves was interrupted by a judge's sentence.

The sensation did not happen - despite such a difficult and emotional confrontation in the ring and on the chimneys, Usik takes both belts of world champions.

The Latvians do not hide their disappointment with a court decision, but each of them agrees: they saw a fantastic 12-round boxing. For Maries Briedis - this battle was the first defeat in his professional career. "The fight was beautiful, very interesting and equal. Sasha was in front, he wrested the victory and very nicely boxed. He is not only a champion, he became a super champion. Now he has two titles, "- says Wladimir Klitschko.

Right in the ring, Usik admits - they were the most difficult 12 rounds in his life and thanked the opponent for such a test. With a black eye at a press conference, he considers his new champion belt.

For this fight, Usik receives a monetary reward of 1. $ 6 million and a prize named after Mohamed Ali. Ahead of the Ukrainian an interesting and difficult test - the superfinal in Saudi Arabia. In May, Alexander Usik will get a chance to become an absolute world champion in heavyweight. For this title he will compete with someone who also did not know the defeats - either the Cuban Dorticos, or the Russian Gassiev. Opponent will be determined in a week.

Margarita Sytnik.