Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 just wrapped up. The much-awaited rematch took place at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The pay-per-view featured nine fights. This article recaps the event and its results.
In their second fight, 'The Gypsy King' started strong, outlanding his opponent during most exchanges. However, midway through the fight, the Ukrainian ramped up his pressure and started pushing his opponent back with accurate shots to the body and head.
'The Cat' especially got into his groove in the closing rounds, landing the more eye-catching shots, and snapping his opponent's head back on multiple occasions.
Ultimately, the judges saw the fight as a unanimous decision in favor of Usyk.
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Check out the official decision for Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 below:
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2: Undercard results
Highly touted teenage sensation Moses Itauma blitzed past Demsey McKean in their heavyweight clash. Itauma knocked down his opponent twice in the opening round, with the Australian failing to recover from the second.
Itauma won the fight via TKO.
Serhii Bohachuk and Ishmael Davis locked horns in a WBC super welterweight title eliminator on one of the undercard bouts for Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2. While Davis had a good opening round, Bohachuk quickly turned the tide in the second, flooring the Englishman with a short left hook.
Thereafter, the Ukrainian completely dominated his opponent, forcing a corner stoppage following the sixth round.
Bohachuk wo via TKO.
In the heavyweight match between Johnny Fisher and David Allen, the pair fought a high-paced fight from the opening bell. In the first half of the contest, Fisher landed the cleaner combinations with 'White Rhino' responding with occasional power punches.
Allen turned the tide midway through the fight, knocking his opponent down in the fifth round with a vicious left hook. The 31-year-old dominated that latter half of the contest, smothering his opponent with relentless pressure, except in the final round, where Fisher found considerable success.
The judges ruled the bout a split decision in favor of Fisher.
The featherweight fight between Issac Lowe and Lee McGregor was 10 rounds of non-stop action. While Lowe, the natural featherweight, seemed to have more pop to his punches, McGregor landed with more frequency.
'Lighting' made it a phone booth fight, smothering his opponent with combinations on the inside. Lowe amped up his pressure in the final three rounds. However, he suffered a point deduction in the final round for spitting out his mouthpiece frequently.
After 10 rounds, the judges scored the fight a unanimous decision in favor of McGregor.
In the super featherweight fight on the undercard, Peter McGrail's quick feet aided him to effortlessly bounce in and out of range, picking Rhys Edwards apart with crisp and accurate combinations during the first half of the fight.
Midway through the contest, Edwards started gaining momentum, catching his opponent with hard counters. He especially came alive in the later rounds, going after McGrail with debilitating shots to the body and the head. Despite his best efforts, he failed to earn the judges' nod. McGrail won the fight via unanimous decision.
Daniel Lapin used his long frame to keep Dylan Colin at the end of his jabs all evening in the IBF international light heavyweight matchup on the undercard, preventing his opponent from mounting any meaningful offensive.
His straight left hand was also clinical, with the Ukrainian landing almost at will throughout the contest. While Colin pursued a finish with reckless abandon in the final round, it was too late.
Lapin won the fight via unanimous decision.
Elsewhere on the undercard, heavyweight fighter Andrii Novytskyi dominated Edgar Ramirez to claim a unanimous decision. Also, Mohammed Alakel earned a unanimous decision victory over Joshua Ocampo in the opening bout of the fight card.
Main event results
Oleksandr Usyk def. Tyson Fury via unanimous decision. (116-112,116-112, 116-112)
Undercard results
Moses Itauma def. Demsey McKean via TKO. (1:57 of Round 1)
Serhii Bohachuk def. Ishmael Davis via TKO. (RTD)
Johnny Fisher def. David Allen via split decision. (95-94,96-93,95-94)
Lee McGregor def. Issac Lowe via unanimous decision. (96-92, 97-91,97-91)
Peter McGrail def. Rhys Edwards via unanimous decision. (96-95, 96-94,96-94)
Daniel Lapin def. Dylan Colin via unanimous decision. (100-90, 99-91, 99-91)
Andrii Novytskyi def. Edgar Ramirez via unanimous decision. (100-90,100-90, 98-92
Mohammed Alakel def. Joshua Ocampo via unanimous decision. (60-53, 60-53, 60-53)