Oleksandr Usyk has retained the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles with a 12-round split decision over Anthony Joshua.
The judges Victor Fesechko (116-112) and Steve Gray (115-113) scored it for Usyk, while Glenn Feldman (115-113) had it for Joshua.
Usyk’s agility and strength to hold on for long helped him see the match off, as he pulled away over last 3 rounds, landing 79 of 232 punches to 29 of 149 for AJ.
His 170 landed punches were most by an AJ opponent. Usyk’s 39 landed in 10th were most by Joshua opponent.
