Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, and other pros and fans react to Oleksandr Usyk's split decision win over Tyson Fury

Oleksandr Usyk etched his name in boxing history, becoming the first undisputed heavyweight champion in over two decades after a grueling split-decision victory over Tyson Fury.

Despite facing a significant size disadvantage, Usyk nearly secured a knockout in a thrilling ninth round. A barrage of punches, culminating in a thunderous right hand, sent Fury reeling. Usyk pounced with another flurry, forcing referee intervention, but Fury clung on to survive the round.

Though Fury returned for the final three rounds, that pivotal moment appeared to sway the judges. Scores went 115-112 and 114-113 for Usyk, with the third judge favoring Fury by a narrow margin (114-113).

The boxing world erupted on social media following the epic clash. Conor McGregor acknowledged the exceptional ninth-round writing:

“What a round!”

Heavyweight champ Jon Jones wrote:

"Should that have been stopped?"

UFC veteran Daniel Cormier reacting to the match, posted:

"One of the greatest heavyweight boxing match we've seen in a really long time... Oleksandr Usyk just became the man... what a crazy fight."

Former featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, favoring a potential rematch, wrote:

“Knock down seals the deal. Can’t wait for the rematch! #FuryUsyk”

Meanwhile, former boxing champ Terence Crawford acknowledged Usyk's accomplishment, stating:

“Man yall better put some respect on @usykaa man. He definitely a candidate for #1 P4P fighter in the world. I’m no hater. He beat the man that beat the man in a bigger division, giving what he’s already done. Salute brother!”

Check out some of the reactions below:

Pros and fans react to Oleksandr Usyk's split decision win over Tyson Fury

Fury, while disappointed with the decision, remained respectful. Following the fight he said:

"I believe I won the fight, but I'm not going to sit here and cry and make excuses. I believe he won a few of the rounds, but I won the majority of them. What can you do? We both put on a good fight, the best we could do. ... But make no mistake, I won that fight ... and I'll be back. We've got a rematch clause."

The two-fight deal includes a planned rematch in October, giving Fury a chance to even the score and potentially set up a mega-fight with Anthony Joshua in early 2025.