63 minutes ago ‘I won that fight’: Tyson Fury rejects defeat as judges’ ‘Christmas gift’ to Oleksandr Usyk

Despite a unanimous decision against him by all three judges, Fury refuses to accept the Ukrainian fighter has now beaten him in back-to-back title bouts Tyson Fury described Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over him as a “Christmas gift” from the three judges who all scored the fight 116-112 in favour of the champion. The verdict was justifiably much more clear-cut than the split-decision ruling which had also given Usyk victory in May.But Fury offered his contrasting belief at the post-fight press conference: “I thought I won that fight. I thought I won both fights but I’m going home with two losses on my record. There’s not much I can do about it. I can just fight my heart out. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Fury: Unanimous points loss a ‘Christmas gift’ to Oleksandr Usyk from judges

Promoter Frank Warren said he was ‘dumbfounded’ by both the result and the wide margin of victory.

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3 hours ago Tyson Fury breaks silence after storming out of the ring following Oleksandr Usyk rematch defeat to claim he WON by three rounds and suggesting he could RETIRE after cutting off wife Paris failed

In a thrilling contest where neither man refused to give an inch, it was Usyk who finished the stronger, just as he did seven months ago, to pick up a repeat victory.

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4 hours ago Revealed: Tyson Fury bellows 'f*** all computers!' after learning how the 'AI judge' scored Oleksandr Usyk's victory over him

Tyson Fury had a predictably incendiary response to how the artificial intelligence-powered judge scored him after defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday evening.  

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4 hours ago Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk AI judge's scorecard made public after controversial rematch

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4 hours ago Revealed: The scorecards for Oleksandr Usyk's repeat victory over Tyson Fury

The heavyweight pair went toe-to-toe seven months on from their first fight, which Usyk won via split decision to become undisputed champion of boxing's blue-riband division.

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5 hours ago Oleksandr Usyk wins heavyweight rematch to silence Tyson Fury in Riyadh

Ukrainian wins 116-112 on all three scorecardsBriton shakes his head and leaves ring speechlessOleksandr Usyk remains the shining king of boxing’s dark and chaotic world. The great Ukrainian retained his three titles as the heavyweight champion of the world when he defeated Tyson Fury on points in a defining contest in the early hours of Sunday morning in Riyadh. Usyk boxed with clinical authority to win clearly by a score of 116-112 on all three cards.The pace was unrelenting and, ultimately, Usyk was just too fast, too smart and too skilled for Fury. His movement, accuracy and precision of punching were simply too much for Fury, who tried valiantly and had his moments of success. But Fury flagged and he looked exhausted at key moments of the bout as Usyk pulled away to secure his ­comprehensive victory. Continue reading...

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