Oleksandr Usyk has revealed he ‘doesn’t accept’ Anthony Joshua’s post-fight comments praising the Ukrainian after his win. Usyk defeated the Brit in their anticipated world heavyweight title rematch, which took place on Saturday night.
Joshua was soundly defeated by Usyk at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia, with the Ukrainian retaining his WBA (Super), WBO, IBO and IBF world titles in front of 30,000 fans. He also took home the Ring Magazine title after it was vacated by Tyson Fury following his retirement.
In a clash billed as the Rage on the Red Sea, Joshua showed aggressiveness but could not match the strategic wiliness of Usyk, who is unbeaten in his 20 professional contests. Two judges scored the fight 115-113 and 116-112 to Usyk, while the third gave it to Joshua 115-113.
Joshua got off to a good start as he began the bout with intent but Usyk’s tactics were brilliant and thwarted the Brit. After the fight, Joshua picked up two of Usyk’s belts, dropped them out of the ring and strode towards the dressing room before returning to the ring to give an erratic speech.
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