The legendary American praised the Ukrainian for his performance in the ring.
Former absolute world champion in two weight categories Evander Holyfield commented on the victory of WBA, WBO, WBC and IBO heavyweight title holder Oleksandr Usyk in the rematch with Tyson Fury.
The outstanding American boxer congratulated the Ukrainian on his triumph, praising him for his performance in the ring.
“Usyk, you did it again. From heavyweight to super heavyweight, and beat a guy from super heavyweight for the second time… Great job,” Holyfield said on his YouTube channel.
Let's add that Holyfield had previously made a prediction for the Usyk-Fury rematch. Evander said that the Ukrainian would win by decision and he was right.
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Usyk defeated Fury by unanimous decision. At the end of 12 rounds, all three referees declared the Ukrainian boxer's triumph: 116-112, 116-112, 116-112.
However, Fury did not admit defeatfrom Usyk, disagreeing with the judge's verdict. The Ukrainian boxer reacted categorically to these words of the “Gypsy King”.
On our website you can watch videos of the best moments of the rematch between Usyk and Fury, as well as bright photos of the fight.
Also for your attention referee notes and punch statistics of the Usyk – Fury rematch.
Unlike the first fight, in the Usyk – Fury rematch the title of absolute world champion was not at stake, since Alexander had previously refused the IBF title. Now it is owned by the Briton Daniel Dubois, who has already managed to defend it by knocking out his compatriot Anthony Joshua.
Recall that on the night of May 19, 2024, Usyk defeated Fury by split decision in a fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion. At the end of the ninth round, Alexander knocked his opponent down. The Ukrainian became the first absolute world heavyweight champion in the 21st century.