Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua for a second time, retaining his heavyweight title in Saudi Arabia.
He said his victory in Saturday’s world heavyweight title rematch against Joshua was “extremely important” for his country, as the war against the Russian invasion continues.
“It was extremely important for my country, for my team and personally for me. Because I did box for the whole country and half of the world,” Usyk said.
The unbeaten Usyk produced a terrific performance to win the rematch by split decision in Jeddah.
Two of the judges delivered scores of 115-113 and 116-112 in his favour while the other deemed Joshua to be the winner via a score of 115-113.