Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch disagreed with Anthony Joshua's strategy in Saturday's fight with Oleksandr Usyk. The unbeaten boxer from Ukraine was able to outbox Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight titles at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Eddie Hearn expects Anthony Joshua to embrace an immediate rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The former heavyweight champion mentioned facing Usyk again next just a few minutes after the unbeaten Ukrainian southpaw out-boxed him to win the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO titles Saturday night in London. Joshua has an immediate rematch clause in his contract, which his promoter senses he’ll exercise.
This was the outcome always envisioned by Oleksandr Usyk from the moment he was in position to challenge for the heavyweight crown. The unbeaten southpaw became a two-division champion following a twelve-round, unanimous decision win over England’s Anthony Joshua to claim the WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight titles on the road at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. It was a fight which Usyk (19-0, 13KOs) and his team pushed for more than a year after being named mandatory challenger to the WBO belt one fight into his heavyweight tour after abandoning his undisputed cruiserweight championship reign.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for Anthony Joshua, says his boxer will need to do a lot more in order to overcome Oleksandr Usyk in the rematch. On Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Usyk impressively outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight titles.
Tyson Fury's co-promoter, Frank Warren, highly doubts that a British super-fight with Anthony Joshua will happen in the future. On Saturday night at Tottenham Stadium, Joshua was clearly outboxed over twelve rounds by mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk.
On Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Anthony Joshua suffered the second defeat of his career when he was outboxed over twelve rounds by Oleksandr Usyk, who walked away with the WBO, IBO, WBA, IBF heavyweight titles.
The first boxer from Ukraine to win a piece of the heavyweight crown was on hand to watch the latest from his country to accomplish the feat. Hall of Fame former three-time heavyweight titlist Vitali Klitschko enjoyed a ringside view at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London as his countryman, Oleksandr Usyk wrested the WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO titles from Anthony Joshua. Usyk (19-0, 13KOs) offered a boxing masterclass in prevailing by scores of 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113 to become just the third heavyweight from Ukraine to win a major title in the division.
Usyk, Joshua Fight Photos Gallery - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham - For the WBO, IBO, WBA, IBF heavyweight titles, former undisputed cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) put on the performance of a lifetime to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson)
On Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Anthony Joshua suffered his second career defeat when he was outboxed over twelve rounds by Oleksandr Usyk. Uysk left the ring with the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles.
Two-time former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua admits that his right eye was giving him issues, starting with the ninth round. In the late stages of the fight, Joshua's eye began to rapidly swell in his mandatory defense against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.