Oleksandr Usyk bests Anthony Joshua by split decision

Oleksandr Usyk retained his three heavyweight titles with a split- decision palm over Anthony Joshua in a rematch Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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I am sure he wants to fight me. I want to fight him. And if I am not fighting Tyson Fury, I am not fighting at all."

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The proposed Usyk- Fury match- up, which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sees in December, is one of the biggest matches in boxing.

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[{"selector":"#anim-9cc11bca-7593-4322-9e75-9b0fecdedf10","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.60510%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ad02d178-837b-4488-acb5-de5b313e0a12","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-149e21db-4ed7-4253-8136-44c8c744a235","keyframes":[{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":0},{"transform":"scale(1.5)","offset":0.33},{"transform":"scale(0.95)","offset":0.66},{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] “I am going to destroy them both on the same night," Fury said in a videotape posted to Instagram after Usic's palm on Saturday." Get out your checkbook because' The Gypsy King' is then to stay ever!"