Eddie Hearn thinks officials scored Usyk and Fury's rematch badly wrong

Ukrainian fighter Usyk, 37, was controversially awarded the win on points, the same as in Saudi Arabia back in February, with all three judges scoring the clash 116-112 to the reigning heavyweight champion. T

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Dec 22 2024
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Promoter Eddie Hearn disagrees with the result of Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury's second fight, insisting that Saturday's bout should've been a draw.

he decision sparked fierce debate in the boxing world, as Fury claimed that his opponent was given a 'Christmas gift'.

"I thought I won that fight," the Brit argued. "I thought I won both fights but I'm going home with two losses on my record. There's not much I can do about it. I can just fight my heart out. I will believe til the day I die that I won that fight."

Hearn, who's the chairman of Matchroom Sports, says that a draw would've been a fair result, having scored it 6-5 to Fury going into the final round. ''I thought it was a very close fight," he told IFL TV.

"I thought Usyk nicked the last round, I had it as a draw but you know there seems to be a lot of people that had Usyk the winner, I think is that the overall? I just felt like there was a lot of close rounds.''

With Fury unable to avenge his first ever defeat in the first fight, questions are being asked of where the 'Gypsy King' goes next. Hearn reckons that it's time for the long-awaited Battle of Britain with his fighter, Anthony Joshua, whose schedule is free in 2025.

''There's only one fight for Fury, which is AJ," Hearn added. "But there's no point, it's not the time to start calling the fight out. You don't know what Fury's going to do, maybe he doesn't want to fight again.

"The one thing I will say is Fury performed well, it's not like he's a finished fighter, his timing was off, his punch resistance is gone. He put up a good performance so for me the only fight to make is AJ- Fury. Let's see.''

Fury's promoter, Frank Warren, refused to speculate on the 39-year-old's future after suffering back-to-back losses. "I don't know. He's very disappointed, like I am as well," Warren confessed. "It's up to him. "It's too early, just after a fight. Obviously emotions are running high. We'll have to wait and see what happens for Tyson in the future. He'll have to make up his mind."

Usyk's post-fight comments also suggest that their rivalry won't go to a trilogy, as many had predicted prior to their second clash. "He is a great fighter. He is a great opponent," Usyk gracefully said. "He gave an unbelievable 24 rounds for my career. Thank you very much."

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