Ukrainian heavyweight champion Usyk has defeated his British counterpart for the second time to retain his heavyweight title.
Oleksandr Usyk retained his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight title via a split-decision win over Anthony Joshua in a thrilling contest in Jeddah.
Usyk who was defending the title he won from Anthony Joshua in in a match tagged "Rage on the red Sea" in Saudi Arabia defeated Joshua by split decision to retain undisputed heavyweight champion title.
The scorecards reads 115-113 on one card In favour of Joshua but sanity prevails and Usyk gets it by margins of 116-112 and 115-113.
When his victory was announced, Usyk she tears before his national flag, having joined in the resistance against the Russian invasion in his homeland between these two seismic triumphs over Joshua. The 35-year-old is now also in possession of the Ring Magazine belt, which was held until his recent retirement by Tyson Fury.
The undefeated Briton still holds the WBC crown and that is where Usyk's attention will now turn, with his status as a modern great already secured.