Usyk defeats Fury to retain boxing heavyweight titles [Video]

Oleksandr Usyk remained undefeated when he successfully defended his heavyweight titles with a unanimous decision over Tyson Fury on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Judges Gerardo Martinez, Patrick Morley and Ignacio Robles had identical scorecards in favor of Usyk, 116-112.

Usyk landed 179-of-423 (42 per cent) punches thrown, while Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) landed just 144 of the 509 punches he threw, a 28 per cent clip.

Asked if he agreed with judges scores, Usyk implied that it’s not his place to question, only to box.

“I win, it’s good,” said Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs). “Not my deal. I win. Thank you, God.”

In the closing betting numbers from BetMGM, Usyk closed -145 and Fury was +110.

The highly anticipated rematch from a May bout in which saw Fury suffered his first loss lived …