Fury vs Usyk 2: Usyk’s narrow win over Fury in 10 pictures

Last Updated: December 22, 2024Categories: SportsBy Views: 28

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Media caption, Oleksandr Usyk has not lost a fight since 2009 when he was an amateur boxer

Oleksandr Usyk remains Mr Untouchable in the boxing world as he defeated Tyson Fury on points to retain his heavyweight world titles on Saturday.

Usyk, 37, improved to 23-0 as he narrowly outpointed Briton Fury over 12 extremely competitive rounds.

The Ukrainian retained his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC belts and could face another Englishman Daniel Dubois next.

But his fight with Fury was another thrilling encounter, and BBC Sport has selected the best pictures from the fight in Riyadh.

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Fury produced an epic ringwalk, which we assume was a homage to the king of Christmas, Santa Claus

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For those of you who missed Fury’s boots during the frantic action, here is a close-up

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The fight began cagey as both men tried to assert themselves

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Usyk’s left hand landed a lot in the fight

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Usyk dropped to his knees at the final bell, believing he had won

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Fury soon joined him with the heavyweights sharing 24 epic rounds together

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Fury then got round to his own celebrating

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But it wasn’t to be for Fury, who has never suffered back-to-back losses as a boxer since 2008, when he was an amateur

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Usyk improved to 23-0 and has been unbeatable across heavyweight and cruiserweight

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Fury said backstage after the fight he felt he won the bout by at least three rounds

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‘No doubt I won Usyk fight’ – Fury

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