Breaking: Anthony Joshua loses consecutive fight as Oleksandr Usyk retains heavyweight titles (Video)
Anthony Joshua vent his spleen in the worst possible way after losing to Oleksandr Usyk in his rematch fight staged in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Usyk won on a split points decision after the pair went the full 12 rounds – 113 to115, 115 to 113 and 116 to 112
Saturday’s bout in Saudi Arabia follows their fight last year in London, where Usyk won the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight belts from the British boxer
Anthony Joshua’s bid to recapture the unified heavyweight titles ended in disappointment as Oleksandr Usyk produced a terrific performance to win by split decision in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
In a clash billed as the Rage on the Red Sea, a spirited Joshua, 32, showed some aggressiveness and intent – a vast improvement from their first fight – but could not match the brilliance and ring savviness of the Ukrainian.
Two judges scored the fight 115-113 and 116-112 to Usyk, while a third judge gave it 115-113 to the challenger. While there were some close rounds, Usyk was the deserved winner.
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At the end of the fight, a furious Joshua – quite bizarrely – picked up two of Usyk’s belts, dropped them on the floor and strode towards the dressing room, before turning round and getting back into the ring to give an impassioned speech.
“Usyk is one hell of a fighter. That’s just emotion,” he said. “If you knew my story, you’d understand the passion. I’m not an amateur boxer. I was going to jail and I got bail and I started training.
“It shows the passion we put into this. For this guy to beat me tonight, it shows the levels of hard work he must have put in, so please give him a round of applause as heavyweight champion of world.
“They said that I’m not a 12-round fighter. I ain’t 14 stone, I’m 18 stone, I’m heavy. It’s hard work. This guy here is phenomenal.”
Joshua has now suffered back-to-back defeats against Usyk, with the Ukrainian retaining the WBA (Super), WBO and IBF titles he won in London last September.
USYK ABSOLUTELY LAYS IT ON ANTHONY JOSHUA 🤯#UsykJoshua2 #RageOnTheRedSea pic.twitter.com/ol0s5oeY6G
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 20, 2022
Oleksandr Usyk fights back the tears as he takes a split-decision win over Anthony Joshua. 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/qlbFYGq8oE
— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) August 20, 2022
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