On the evening of December 21 in Saudi Riyadh a boxing megashow took place, Sports.kz reports with reference to Sport.ua.
Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik (22–0, 14 KOs) and Briton Tyson Fury (34–1–1, 24 KOs) met in the ring for the second time.
It was a rematch for the world heavyweight title according to WBC, WBA, WBO (as well as IBO). Oleksandr Usyk managed to defend his titles and won by unanimous decision – 116-112, 116-112, 116-112.
After the fight, there were rumors in the press about the possible end of the career of British boxer Tyson Fury. His promoter Frank Warren later responded to this information:
“If he wants to retire, fine. Once he already finished his career and returned after 3 months. He couldn't stand it. If…
