Unsick vs. Fury 2 results: Oleksandr Usyk beats Tyson Fury again with masterful performance

Oleksandr Usyk did it again.

The Ukrainian heavyweight defended his WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles in a masterful display against Tyson Fury, capturing a unanimous decision to move to 2-0 over Fury and cement his place at the top of boxing’s heavyweight ranks on Saturday night in Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Arabia.

All three judges scored the fight 116-112 for Usyk.

“I win, it’s good,” said the always understated Usyk afterwards.

“I can (do) more.”

Similar to the pair’s first fight in May, Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) again proved to be a master of mid-fight adjustments. Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) started strong and aggressive in the opening rounds, using his towering reach and nearly 60-pound weight advantage to control the pace and control the action. However, Usyk began to gain steam as the rounds progressed, leaning on a pounding stream of stiff bodywork and his patented in-and-out movement to frustrate Fury and gradually tire the big man out.

By the middle rounds, Usyk was landing his left hand with increased regularity, including a big left hand in the sixth round that appeared to hurt Fury. Usyk continued to give Fury zero room to breathe and while the Englishman found intermittent success behind his jab and by turning up his punch volume, Usyk again rocked Fury with left hands in the 11th round.

In the end, Usyk landed both Fury and was the significantly more accurate fighter. The Ukrainian champion connected on 179 of his 423 punches (42%), while Fury found a home for 144 of his 509 (28%) punches.

With the victory, Usyk, 37, proves that the first meeting between the heavyweights – a split decision won by Usyk last May – was no fluke and likely ends his streak with Fury.

Fury left the ring after the decision was read, but Queensberry Promotions’ Frank Warren expressed both confusion and outrage at the scorecards, arguing that Fury should have won.

“How did Tyson only get four rounds in this fight? It’s impossible,” Warren said.

“It’s crazy. I don’t understand. Very disappointed.”

Warren added that it was too early to say whether Fury, 36, will retire or fight again.

Usyk’s own post-fight interview was abruptly interrupted by IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, who demanded his shot at Usyk after their first meeting in August 2023 was shrouded in controversy due to a belt-line knockdown for Dubois that was ruled a low blow.

“I want my revenge,” Dubois demanded. “I want my revenge for the robbery last time.”

“Make me a match with Daniel Dubois,” Usyk said coolly in response, motioning to Turki Alalshikh’s ringside. “Thank you very much.”

Dubois is currently scheduled to defend his IBF title against Joseph Parker on February 22.

With his inaugural victory over Fury in May, Usyk became the first fighter in boxing’s modern four-belt era to hold all four heavyweight belts, becoming an undisputed two-division champion in the process. With his second win over Fury on Saturday, Usyk may well have locked up 2024’s Fighter of the Year honors as well.

Get more of Saturday’s action from Uncrowned’s Usyk vs. Fury 2 results and highlights hub.