“He was winning the fight through eight rounds.”
Eddie Hearn has disclosed that Anthony Joshua was officially ahead on points against Oleksandr Usyk until the championship rounds.
Joshua lost to Usyk on points, with the judges scoring the fight 117-112, 116-112 and 115-113 all in favour of the Ukrainian – who became the new heavyweight champion of the world.
Despite taking the fight to all 12 rounds and ultimately to a judge’s call, ‘AJ’ looked less than comfortable against the measured and scientific approach of his opponent and was completely rocked by a thunderous left hand from Usyk in round three.
It looked as though a stoppage was a reali …
- June 17, 2023
