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Usyk Feasts on Fury, Unifies World Titles

Oleksandr Usyk has defeated Tyson Fury by split decision to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, the first since Lennox Lewis, 25 years ago.

Fury was on the brink of being stopped in the ninth round as he received a standing count and Usyk added the WBC title to his WBA, IBF and WBO belts after earning victory with scores of 115-112, 113-114, 114-113 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

Momentum switched in an astonishing ninth when Usyk seemingly had Fury out on his feet. The Ukrainian smashed a left hook into Fury’s jaw. It shook him all the way through his 6ft 9in tall frame and had him rocking across the ring.

Usyk harried him with further crunching shots, smacking Fury into one set of ropes then another. Fury listed into the strands. He could barely stand and leaned into the rigging.

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