‘I am ready for a rematch’: Usyk looks to future after split-decision win over Fury

‘I thought I did enough but I’m not a judge’, says Fury

Tyson Fury against Oleksandr Usyk during the Heavyweight Championship fight at Kingdom Arena at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh. Picture Nick Potts/PA Wire. 

Oleksandr Usyk, the new undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, broke down in tears but shrugged off concerns that he might have suffered a fractured jaw while defeating Tyson Fury in a riveting battle in Riyadh. After he was taken to a local hospital for a routine MRI scan which cleared him, Usyk returned to the Kingdom Arena where he had beaten Fury on a split decision.

Talking freely, without any apparent pain, Usyk confirmed that he had needed just four stitches to close a small cut above his eye. Immediately after the fight, while still in the ring, Usyk had said, “Thank you so much to my team. It’s a big opportunity for my family, for me, for my country. It’s a great day.”