Anthony Joshua disagrees with official score in Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk
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Anthony Joshua gave Oleksandr Usyk the nod over Tyson Fury on his unofficial scorecard - but only by one point. Joshua was not ringside in Saudi Arabia as he had been for his rivals' first fight seven months ago. Instead he watched from home and ultimately gave Usyk the nod by a single point having scored the final round a draw - and a final score of 115-114 in the Ukrainian's favour.
Usyk’s performance confirmed his status as an all-time great and the 37-year-old could now look to become undisputed champion for the second time by toppling IBF champion Daniel Dubois. Fury entered the fight at a fully-clothed 20stones 1lbs, almost four stones heavier than Usyk, and right from the start he took to the centre of the ring, showing more intent to carry the fight to his opponent.
Towering over the champion, the Briton spat out his jab but he was also taking shots to the body and by the second round he was being stalked around the ring by Usyk – a theme of the first fight. The pace was being set by Usyk but both fighters were landing in a lively start to the clash with Fury’s jab causing problems.
Usyk connected with two big left hands in a fourth round that ebbed and flowed and as the fight approached the halfway stage it was desperately close. Fury staggered the Ukrainian with a short left uppercut and having taken a flurry of blows to his body, he hit back with intent. Unlike their first meeting which saw the Briton suffer the first loss of his career, there was no grandstanding from the challenger.
