Oleksandr Usyk turned his sights on rival heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury on Sunday, after beating Britain¡¯s Anthony Joshua in a split decision to retain his WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts in Jeddah.
The ¡°Rage on the Red Sea¡± in Saudi Arabia was a rematch of a fight in London last September ¡ª which the Ukrainian won on a unanimous decision to take Joshua¡¯s belts ¡ª but with more intensity and emotion.
The pressure was on both former Olympic champions, with Usyk this time representing a country fighting for its existence after a Russian invasion, while Joshua was battling for his boxing future.
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