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) via a 12-round unanimous decision in their rematch. Saturday evening at the Kingdom Hall in Riyadh.
In the first round, southpaw Usyk used a powerful jab, landing more than Fury's jab. In the second round, Usyk went to the body of Fury. Fury rocked Usyk with a left hand to the chin in the final fifteen seconds, taking the round. In the third round, Fury, who had switched back and forth to orthodoxy, did enough to take the round, nosediving Usyk.
In the fourth round, Usyk appeared to have a slight advantage. In the final minute of the fifth round, Fury landed straight on the chin, and Usyk came back with four punches of his own. In the sixth round, Fury was doing well until the final 30 seconds when Usyk took over in a close fight.
In the seventh round, things were close, with Usyk eventually developing some swelling under his left eye. Usyk beat Fury for the eighth. In the ninth round, Usyk continued to use his jab on Fury in a round to take over. In the tenth round, Usyk overpowers Fury, who tries to catch him.
In the last half of the 11th round, Usyk was driving Fury back. In the twelfth and final round, things went back and forth as Usyk seemed 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 Inter-Continental heavyweight champion Moses Itauma (11-0, 9 KOs) stopped southpaw Dempsey McCain (22-2, 14 KOs) at 1:57 of the first of a scheduled 10-rounder.
In the first round, an overhand kick from Itauma to the head midway through the round dropped McCain for an eight count from referee Bob Williams. Seconds later, an overhead kick to the head and down again went to McCain. He beat the count, but referee Williams called a stoppage.
In a late replacement bout, Ismael “The Black Panther” Davis (13-2, 6 KOs) was stopped by Serhii “El Flaco” Bohachuk (25-2, 24 KOs) after six of the scheduled 12 rounds in the WBC junior championship. Middleweight title remover.
In the first round, Davis went southpaw and came back, took the round, and scored a right to the head of Bohackhuk. In the last thirty seconds of the second round, a short left hook from Bohackhuk to the chin dropped Davis for an eight count by referee Hector Avo. Davis suffered a cut to his right eyebrow in the final seconds of the third round.
In the sixth round, Bohackhuk had Davis knocked out. As he slowly walked to his corner, he stopped the fight.
Heavyweight Johnny “The Romford Bull” Fisher (13-0, 11 KOs) won a hotly contested 10-round split decision over David 'White Rhino' Allen (23-7-2, 18 KOs) over 10 rounds for the WBA Inter-Championship. Vacant. Continental heavyweight title.
In the first two rounds, Fisher went to the body, taking the round. In the third round, Allen began landing an overhand jab to the chin. In the first minute of the fifth round, Allen dropped Fisher with an uppercut for eight from referee Bob Williams. At the end of the round, Fisher had a bloody nose.
In the sixth round, referee Williams continued to allow Allen to hit Fisher behind the head. In the seventh, the slugfest continued, with both landing on each other's chins, and 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 overpowers Fisher, trying to throw Fisher to the canvas and get 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 dropped to his knees, hoping to get the win.
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 to capture the vacant WBC international featherweight title.
For the first several rounds, McGregor bullied Lowe. In the fourth round, Lowe lands a left hook on the ropes. McGregor's long left hook had found its mark in the fifth round.
In the tenth and final round, a clash of heads left Lowe with a cut on his right eyebrow. He lost his mouthpiece several times. McGregor also cut his right eye on his forehead but looked like the winner.
The results were 96-92, 97-91 and 97-91.
Former Olympic champion and current WBA International Bantamweight Champion, southpaw Peter “Blood” McGrail (11-1, 6 KOs) won a disputed decision over WBA No. 13 Reece Edwards (16-1, 4 KOs) by ten round unanimous decision . .
In the third round, McGrail suffered a wound around his right eye due to a head collision. At the end of the fourth period, Edwards had his best moment.
In the sixth round, they each had their moments. In the eighth round, Edwards had his best round. In the ninth and tenth rounds, Edwards seemed to have the better of it.
The results were 96-94, 96-94 and 96-95.
WBA No. 11 southpaw Daniel Lapin (11-0, 4 KOs) defeated Dylan Cullen (14-1, 4 KOs) by ten round unanimous decision to capture the vacant IBF International title and the vacant WBA Continental light heavyweight titles.
In the first three rounds, Lappine's longer hand speed was too much for Collin, who returns after a year.
In the sixth round, an upper right from Labin appeared to drop Colin to his knees, but he was ruled a slip due to his feet being tangled. In the eighth round, Labin hurt Colin with a right hook to the body but did not follow through.
Scores 100-90, 99-91, and 99-91.
WBC International Heavyweight Champion Andril “Rampage” Nowitzki (14-0, 10 KOs) defeated Edgar Ramirez (10-2-1, 4 KOs) by ten round unanimous decision.
In the first round, Nowitzki outpointed Ramirez, who came back to take the second and third rounds. In the fifth round, Nowitzki dominated.
In the eighth round, the score was close, as Nowitzki dominated the ninth, finishing it off with a sharp right to the body for another round of small action. In the tenth and final round, Nowitzki took another one.
The scores were 100-90, 100-90, and 98-92.
Lightweight Mohammed Al-Aqeel (2-0) defeated Joshua Ocampo (8-34-5, 6 KOs) by six-round unanimous decision.
In the second round, Alakel landed a straight punch to the jaw and Ocampo was down for an eight count from referee Kevin Parker. In third place through the sixth innings, Alakil outpointed Ocampo.
The scores were 60-53, 60-53, and 60-53.
The ring's announcer was Thomas Treiber, and the master of ceremonies was Michael Buffer for the main event
