Oleksandr Usyk Wins Over Anthony Joshua in Dramatic Rematch

Oleksandr Usyk comfortably defeated Anthony Joshua in a rematch on Saturday in Jeddah to retain his heavyweight championships by split decision

Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua in heavyweight boxing for the second time in a row

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Throughout the 12-round fight, the 35-year-old Ukrainian proved unbeatable and maintained his steely composure to overwhelm Joshua with a barrage of powerful strikes

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Joshua won the fight with a score of 115-113 according to one judge, who was overruled by scores of 115-113 and 116-112 in Usyk's favour

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With a second victory against Joshua, Usyk, 35, retained his WBA, WBO, and IBF championships and is now headed toward Tyson Fury, the WBC belt holder

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After the victory the champion said "I'm confident that Tyson Fury is not yet retired and I'm sure, I'm convinced he wants to fight me,"

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“I devote this victory to my country, to my family, to my team, to all the military defending this country,". “Thank you very, very much." Usyk said after the victory

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After the judgement was announced, Joshua picked up two championship belts and threw them out of the ring before storming off briefly

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Joshua also praised Usyk and said "This guy here is a phenomenal talent,"

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