The holder of the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight titles Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch, held in Saudi Arabia, defeated Briton Anthony Joshua and defended the belts he owned.
A week after the fight, the boxer returned to Ukraine. He announced this on Instagram.. “Darling, we missed you…,” Usyk wrote under the photo.
Previously, Fury harshly criticized the Usyk-Joshua rematch, calling both boxers " At the same time, he stated that he was ready to accept the challenge of Usyk and fight him if his condition was met..
Now the 35-year-old Usyk has 20 wins (13 by knockout) in 20 fights. He held four of them in the heavyweight division..
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..
His potential rival 33-year-old Fury has 32 wins (23 by knockout) and one draw.
In addition, the WBC gave Fury time to decide clearly whether he is ending his career before declaring the title vacant.. In turn, Tyson delivered an ultimatum regarding the unification fight with Usyk.