Tyson Fury suffers heartbreaking Oleksandr Usyk defeat in rematch with career hanging in balance
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OLEKSANDR USYK cemented his status as a generational great with a second straight points victory over Tyson Fury. Seven months after becoming the undisputed king of the heavyweights, Usyk looked to end his rivalry with the Brit once and for all in a lucrative Saudi showdown.
![[Tyson Fury renewed his rivalry with Oleksandr Usyk in a second successive Saudi showdown]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-tyson-fury-action-oleksandr-959059192.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Gypsy King Fury went into the second successive Riyadh rematch hellbent on doing a desert-demolition job on the undefeated Ukrainian, who edged their undisputed straightener in May via split decision. But he found himself once again bamboozled by arguably the slickest operator the division has ever seen, suffering a points loss courtesy of 116-112 scorecards.
![[The Gypsy King suffered a split decision defeat in their first meeting in May]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/oleksandr-usyk-looks-tyson-fury-959059051.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Usyk has now essentially CLEARED OUT the division a mere SIX fights after moving up from cruiserweight. A successful revenge job on the southpaw would've seen Fury further etch his name into the history books. The win would've seen him join generational greats Muhammad Ali, Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield, Vitali Klitschko and Michael Moorer as the only men to hold a heavyweight title three times.
![[Fury, 36, was hellbent on exacting revenge on the slick southpaw in their second Riyadh rumble]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/boxers-britains-tyson-fury-left-959059076.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Fury immediately took the centre of the ring and looked to go down to the body early doors. Usyk was light on his feet, as he always is, and looked to dance his way into range. Usyk landed a good left hand midway through the round but Fury returned fire with a slick counter right.
