Turki Alalshikh posted on social media today, discussing his earlier comment from last night. In an interview, he remarked that he felt unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk had won by four points in his victory over Tyson Fury in their rematch in Riyadh. Usyk won the fight by a 12-round unanimous decision to retain his three titles. The scores were 116-112, 116-112, and 116-112.
Alalshikh said that when he’d said that he saw Usyk (23-0, 12 KOs) winning by four points, he didn’t mean that a bad thing for Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) on he’d performed in the contest. He said that Fury had given “everything” in the fight but that Usyk was one of the “greatest boxers in this generation, and he proved it.”
Turki says that Fury still occupies a place in his heart and is why the sport thrives. He’ll wait for Fury’s decision on whether to retire or continue fighting, and he says he’ll work with Fury if he chooses to…
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