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Oleksandr Usyk received a tough test, but the Ukrainian stepped towards a shot at the world heavyweight title in 2021 with a unanimous decision win over a spunky Dereck Chisora.
Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion, took some heavy blows from the British veteran, who weighed nearly 40 pounds more than his opponent in his headliner at Wembley’s SSE Arena on Saturday night.
But Usyk used his superior speed and movement to take over mid-stage, staggering Chisora in the seventh round, and received the nod with two scores of 115-113 and one of 117-112 on the scorecards. score of the judges.
Usyk later said: “It’s a real test at heavyweight. Chisora is a big tough guy. I fought his fight but was expecting an even tougher fight.”
When asked what score of 10 he would give himself, the southpaw replied, “Three.”
But when asked if he still wants to win a world heavyweight title, Usyk, Anthony Joshua’s mandatory challenger for the WBO crown, replied, “Not just world champion. Undisputed world champion.”
Chisora felt he deserved to be given the win as he stated, “One hundred percent. I was pushing the pace, I took a couple of rounds away but I was pushing the pace.
“But the judges saw it differently. I’m just disappointed with the result and basically heartbroken.”
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