{"id":51740,"date":"2022-08-21T07:36:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T07:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/usyk-beats-joshua-retains-heavyweight-boxing-belts-russia-ukraine-war-news\/"},"modified":"2022-08-21T07:36:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T07:36:39","slug":"usyk-beats-joshua-retains-heavyweight-boxing-belts-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/usyk-beats-joshua-retains-heavyweight-boxing-belts-russia-ukraine-war-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Usyk beats Joshua, retains heavyweight boxing belts | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk has beaten Britain’s Anthony Joshua in a surprise split points decision and retained his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight boxing belts.<\/p>\n
The fight in Saudi Arabia’s Jedda on Sunday was a rematch of one in London in September, which Usyk won on an unanimous decision to take the belts from Joshua, but fought with much more intensity and emotion.<\/p>\n
The pressure was on both more than ever, with Usyk this time representing a country fighting for its existence after Russia’s invasion in February, while Joshua was battling for his boxing future.<\/p>\n
Usyk appeared comfortably ahead as the final bell rang at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena. But the American judge awarded the fight 115-113 to Joshua, with the British and Ukrainian judges deciding 115-113 and 116-112 to Usyk.<\/p>\n