Oleksandr Usyk is the new heavyweight world champion after clinching victory from the strong arms of Anthony Joshua in London, United Kingdom on Saturday night.
The Ukrainian who has remained undefeated stirred the odds that were largely in Anthony Joshua’s favour. Oleksandr as a result of his win over Joshua and in the cruiserweight division has now taken possession of his IBF, WBO and WBA heavyweight titles .
The 3 judges scored the boxing bout all in favour of Oleksandr – the scores were 117-112, 116-112, 115-113. This is the second professional career defeat of Anthony Joshua. The first defeat suffered was an unexpected loss to Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019.