WBA, WBC, WBO and IBO heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs) defeated former champion Tyson 'Gypsy King' Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) by unanimous decision in 12 rounds in their rematch. Saturday evening at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.
In the first round, the southpaw Usyk used an effective jab, being more successful than Fury's jab. In the second round, Usyk went to Fury's body. Fury rocked Usyk with a left to the chin in the final fifteen seconds, winning the round. In the third round, Fury, switching back and forth to orthodoxy, did enough to win the round, bloodying Usyk's nose.
In the fourth round, Usyk appeared to have a slight advantage. In the final minute of the fifth round, Fury landed a right to the chin, with Usyk coming back with four punches. In the sixth round, Fury was doing well until the final thirty seconds where Usyk took over in an even fight.
In the seventh round it was close, with Usyk having swelling under his left eye at the end. Usyk got the better of Fury in the eighth. In the ninth round, Usyk continued to use his jab on Fury in a must-win bout. In the tenth round, Usyk beats Fury, who tries to hold him back.
In the final half of the eleventh round, Usyk pushed Fury back. In the twelfth and final round, it went back and forth as Usyk appeared to do enough to win the round and the fight.
The scores were 116-112, 116-112 and 116-112.
In the co-feature, WBO intercontinental heavyweight champion Moses Itauma (11-0, 9 KOs) stopped southpaw Demsey McKean (22-2, 14 KOs) at 1:57 of the first round of the scheduled 10 rounds.
In the first round, a left hand from Itauma to the head midway through the round dropped McKean for an 8 count from referee Bob Williams. Seconds later, a hand left to the head and fell on McKean again. He beat the count, but referee Williams called it a day.
In a late replacement fight, Ishmael 'The Black Panther' Davis (13-2, 6 KOs) was stopped by Serhii 'El Flaco' Bohachuk (25-2, 24 KOs) after six rounds of the scheduled 12 rounds in a WBC junior. middleweight title eliminator.
In the first round, Davis switched back to southpaw and won the round, scoring a right to Bohackhuk's head. In the final thirty seconds of the second round, a short left hook from Bohackhuk to the chin dropped Davis for an 8 count from referee Hector Afu. Davis suffered a cut to his right eyebrow in the final seconds of the third round.
In the sixth round, Bohackhuk virtually knocked out Davis. As he slowly walked towards his corner, he stopped the fight.
Heavyweight Johnny 'The Romford Bull' Fisher (13-0, 11 KOs) won a contested 10-round split decision over David 'White Rhino' Allen (23-7-2, 18 KOs) for the position vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
During the first two rounds, Fisher went to the body and took the round. In the third round, Allen began landing a right to the chin. In the fifth round, first minute, Allen dropped Fisher with a forehand for an 8 count from referee Bob Williams. At the end of the round, Fisher suffered a bloody nose.
In the sixth round, referee Williams continued to allow Allen to hit Fisher in the back of the head. In the seventh, the fight continued, with the two touching chins, with Allen having the advantage. In the final seconds of the eighth, Allen rocked Fisher with a left hook to the chin.
In the ninth round, Allen outworked Fisher, attempting to throw Fisher to the canvas and receiving a second warning. Fisher fights like he needs a knockout in the tenth and final round. Allen seems to have an advantage. At the bell, Allen fell to his knees, hoping for victory.
The scores were 95-94 Fisher, 96-93 Allen, 95-94 Fisher.
Isaac 'Westgate Warrior' Lowe (25-3-3, 8 KOs) lost to Lee 'Lightning' McGregor (15-1-1, 11 KOs) by ten-round unanimous decision for the vacant WBC International featherweight title.
During the first few rounds, McGregor intimidated Lowe. In the fourth round, Lowe lands a left hook against the ropes. McGregor's long left hook found its mark in the fifth round.
In the tenth and final round, a clash of heads cost Lowe a cut to his right eyebrow. He lost his spokesperson several times. McGregor also cut his right eye on his forehead, but looked like the winner.
The scores were 96-92, 97-91 and 97-91.
Former Olympian and current WBA International Super Bantamweight Champion, southpaw Peter 'Blood' McGrail (11-1, 6 KOs) won a contested decision over WBA #13 ranked Rhys Edwards (16-1 , 4 KO) by a unanimous decision in ten rounds. .
In the third round, McGrail suffered a cut around his right eye due to a clash of heads. Late in the fourth, Edwards had his best moments.
In the sixth round, both had their moment. In the eighth, Edwards had his best round. In the ninth and tenth rounds, Edwards seemed to have the upper hand.
The scores were 96-94, 96-94 and 96-95.
WBA #11 southpaw Daniel Lapin (11-0, 4 KOs) defeated Dylan Colin (14-1, 4 KOs) by a ten-round unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF International and vacant WBA Continental weight titles heavy light.
During the first three rounds, the hand speed of the taller southpaw Lapin was too high for Colin, who is returning after a year.
In the sixth round, a right uppercut from Lapin appeared to knock Colin to his knees, but he was judged to have slipped due to his tangled feet. In the eighth round, Lapin hurt Colin with a right hook to the body but didn't follow up.
Scores 100-90, 99-91 and 99-91.
WBC international heavyweight champion Andril 'Rampage' Novytskyi (14-0, 10 KOs) defeated Edgar Ramirez (10-2-1, 4 KOs) by ten-round unanimous decision.
In the first round, Novytskyi dominated Ramirez, who came back to win the second and third rounds. In the fifth round, Novytsky dominated.
By the eighth round it was close, with Novytskyi dominating the ninth round, finishing it with a clean right to the body in a round otherwise of little action. In the tenth and final round, Novytskyi won another round.
The scores were 100-90, 100-90 and 98-92.
Lightweight Mohammed Alakel (2-0) defeated Joshua Ocampo (8-34-5, 6 KOs) by unanimous decision in six rounds.
In the second round, Alakel landed a right to the jaw and Ocampo went down for an 8 count from referee Kevin Parker. Third in the sixth round, Alakel overtook Ocampo.
The scores were 60-53, 60-53 and 60-53.
The ring announcer was Thomas Treiber and the emcee was Michael Buffer for the main event,
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