WBA, WBC, WBO and IBO World Heavyweight Champion Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs) defeated former champion Tyson ‘Gypsy King’ Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous decision in his revenge. on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
In the first round, the southpaw Usyk used an effective jab, landing more than Fury’s jab. In the second round, Usyk went to Fury’s body. Fury rocked Usyk with a left to the chin in the final fifteen seconds, taking the round. In the third round, Fury, switching back and forth to orthodox, did enough to take the round, bleeding Usyk’s nose.
In the fourth round, Usyk seemed to have a slight advantage. In the final minute of the fifth round, Fury landed a right to the chin, with Usyk coming back with four punches of his own. In the sixth round, Fury was doing well until the last thirty seconds when Usyk took an even fight.
In the seventh round, it was close, with Usyk having some swelling under his left eye at the end. Usyk got the better of Fury in the eighth. In the ninth round, Usyk continued to use his jab on Fury in a round-up for grabs. In the tenth round, Usyk outlanding Fury, who is trying to keep.
In the latter half of the eleventh round, Usyk drove Fury back. In the twelfth and final round, it went back and forth as Usyk seemed to do enough to win the round and the fight.
The scores were 116-112, 116-112 and 116-112.
In the co-feature, WBO intercontinental heavyweight champion Moses Itauma (11-0, 9 KOs) stopped southpaw Demsey McKean (22-2, 14 KOs) at 1:57 of the first round of a 10 scheduled round.
In the first round, an overhand left by Itauma on the head midway through the round dropped McKean for an 8 count from referee Bob Williams. Seconds later, an overhand left to the head and down again McKean. He beat the count, but Ref Williams called a stoppage.
In a replacement final, Ishmael ‘The Black Panther’ Davis (13-2, 6 KOs) was stopped by Serhii ‘El Flaco’ Bohachuk (25-2, 24 KOs) after six rounds of the expected 12 rounds in a junior WBC. middleweight title eliminator.
In the first round, Davis switched back to south and again, took the turn, landing a right to the head of Bohackhuk. In the last thirty seconds of the second round, a short left hook from Bohackhuk to the chin dropped Davis for an 8 count by Referee Hector Afu. Davis suffered a cut to his right eyebrow in the final seconds of the third round.
In the sixth inning, Bohackhuk had Davis all but out. As he slowly walked to his corner, he stopped fighting.
Heavyweight Johnny ‘The Romford Bull’ Fisher (13-0, 11 KOs) won a contested 10-round split decision over David ‘White Rhino’ Allen (23-7-2, 18 KOs) in 10 rounds for l ‘Inter-WBA vacancy. Continental Heavyweight Title.
In the first two rounds, Fisher went to the body, taking the turn. In the third round, Allen started landing a right hand to the chin. In the first minute of the fifth round, Allen dropped Fisher with a right overhand for an 8-count by Referee Bob Williams. At the end of the round, Fisher suffered a bloody nose.
In the sixth round, referee Williams continued to allow Allen to hit Fisher in the back of the head. In the seventh, the slugfest continued, with both landing on each other’s chins, with Allen having an advantage. In the final seconds of the eighth, Allen caught Fisher with a left hook to the chin.
In the ninth round, Allen tackled Fisher, tried to throw Fisher to the canvas and received a second warning. Fisher fights like he needs a knockout in the tenth and final round. Allen seems to have an advantage. At the bell, Allen fell to his knees, hoping he would get the win.
The scores were 95-94 Fisher, 96-93 Allen, 95-94 Fisher.
Isaac ‘Westgate Warrior’ Lowe (25-3-3, 8 KOs) lost against Lee ‘Lightning’ McGregor (15-1-1, 11 KOs) by ten-round unanimous decision for the vacant WBC International featherweight title .
In the first several rounds, McGregor bullied Lowe. In the fourth round, Lowe lands a left hook against the ropes. McGregor’s long left hook found its mark in the fifth round.
In the tenth and final round, a clash of heads cost Lowe a cut on his right eyebrow. He lost his mouth several times. McGregor also cut his right eye on the forehead, but he looked like the winner.
The scores were 96-92, 97-91 and 97-91.
Former Olympian and current WBA International super bantamweight southpaw champion Peter ‘Blood’ McGrail (11-1, 6 KOs) won a contested decision over WBA No. 13 ranked Rhys Edwards (16-1, 4 KOs) by a ten round unanimous decision. .
In the third round, McGrail suffered a cut around his right eye from a clash of heads. Late in the fourth, Edwards had his best moments.
In the sixth round, both had their moments. In the eighth, Edwards had his best round. In the ninth and tenth rounds, Edwards seems to have gotten the better of him.
The results were 96-94, 96-94 and 96-95.
WBA no. 11 southpaw Daniel Lapin (11-0, 4 KOs) defeated Dylan Colin (14-1, 4 KOs) by a ten-round unanimous decision to capture the vacant IBF International and vacant WBA Continental lightweight titles.
In the first three rounds, the speed of the southpaw Lapin’s hand was too much for Colin, who returns after a year.
In the sixth round, a right uppercut from Lapin appeared to drop Colin to his knees, but he was ruled a slip due to his feet getting tangled. In the eighth round, Lapin hurt Colin with a right hook to the body, but he didn’t follow through.
Scores 100-90, 99-91, and 99-91.
WBC international heavyweight champion Andril ‘Rampage’ Novytskyi (14-0, 10 KOs) defeated Edgar Ramirez (10-2-1, 4 KOs) by a ten-round unanimous decision.
In the first round, Novytskyi overtook Ramirez, who came back to take the second and third rounds. In the fifth round, Novytskyi dominated.
In the eighth round, it was close, with Novytskyi dominating the ninth round, finishing with a sharp right to the body in another round of low action. In the tenth and final round, Novytskyi took another turn.
The scores were 100-90, 100-90 and 98-92.
Lightweight Mohammed Alakel (2-0) defeated Joshua Ocampo (8-34-5, 6 KOs) by a six-round unanimous decision.
In the second round, Alakel landed a right to the jaw and dropped Ocampo for an 8 count from Referee Kevin Parker. From the third to the sixth round, Alakel overtook Ocampo.
The scores were 60-53, 60-53 and 60-53.
The announcer was Thomas Treiber, and the master of ceremonies Michael Buffer for the main event,
