Oleksandr Usyk has done it again.
The Ukrainian boxing champion defended his WBA, WBO and WBC titles by defeating Tyson Fury in a highly-anticipated rematch on Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Usyk beat Fury in a unanimous decision that read 116-112 on all three judges’ scorecards. This was the second time that Usyk defeated Fury in a decision, as he had outpointed him a split decision in back in May.
Still undefeated, and considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, Usyk left plenty to talk about. Below, you can check out the reactions of the combat sports world.
Usyk defends his title
Oscar De La Hoya
Congratulations Usyk, you are a gentleman and a scholar. Tyson my amigo, back to the drawing board. YOU WILL BE BACK!!
— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) December 21, 2024
Claressa Shields
Conor McGregor
I pray for peace in the world and war in the ring! 🙏
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 21, 2024
Caposa
Luke Thomas
Usyk praising his kids for getting their orange and green belts in judo is the best.
— Luke Thomas🏋️♀️ (@lthomasnews) December 21, 2024
Jan Blachowicz
Terrance Crawford
George Kambosos
Herbert Burns
Brian Campbell
Lance Pugmire
I have it 116-112 Usyk as we go to the real judges
— Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) December 21, 2024
Danny Segura
Dakota Ditcheva
Shawn Porter
Another Tight one. As expected. I think Usyk got it but it ain’t crystal clear
— ShowtimeShawn Porter (@ShowtimeShawnP) December 21, 2024
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Social media reacts to Oleksandr Usyk title rematch win vs. Tyson Fury
