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Oleksandr Usyk Is New Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Beats Tyson Fury In Split Decision


There is a new undisputed champion in boxing.

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk joined Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Joe Frazier, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson as the only undisputed champions by winning a split decision over Tyson Fury. But make no mistake, I won that fight in my opinion, and I’ll be back.” Usyk floored Fury in Round 9 en route to his split decision victory early Sunday at sold-out Kingdom Arena.

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