Anthony Joshua was unable to regain the heavyweight titles he lost to Oleksandr Usyk last September, with the Ukrainian completely out boxing him once again last night in Saudi Arabia.
Oleksandr Usyk has once again defeated Anthony Joshua by a split decision to retain his heavyweight titles. The Ukrainian boxer won the bout after two of the three judges scored him higher 115-113 and 116-112 than Joshua.
While Uysk clearly dominated the first fight against Joshua, it was a bit different in Saturday’s rematch as the Nigeria-born fighter gave a better challenge even though it was still not enough to earn him the win he badly craved for.
Joshua certainly looked a lot better than he had 11 months prior but Usyk proved why he is one of the best pound for pound boxers in the world right now. As one would have rightly predicted, both boxers started the first round on a cautious note although Usyk eventually found Joshua’s head and the challenger landing to the body.
He was able to give a better account of himself in the 12 round slug fest, although not enough to get the better of his rival, falling to a split decision victory, although another unanimous victory was probably more reflective of the fight.
The Brit tried his luck by going back to his former image of all black attire like he fought in during his early challenger days as a professional, although it was to no avail.
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