The Ring: Usik topped the ranking of boxers regardless of weight categories
Ukrainian heavyweight Alexander Usik topped the ranking of boxers regardless of weight categories. The Ring reports this.
The athlete beat the absolute world champion in the second bantamweight, Japanese Naoya Inoue. American Terence Crawford took third place. The best Russian on the list is Artur Beterbiev, who ranks fifth. His compatriot Dmitry Bivol is in sixth.
On the night of May 19, Usik defeated Briton Tyson Fury in a fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion in Saudi Arabia. The fight lasted all 12 rounds. It ended with Usik winning by split decision – 115-112, 113-114, 114-113.
This is Fury’s first defeat in his professional career after 34 wins and one draw. Usik won his 22nd fight in the professional ring and remains undefeated.
Source: Lenta
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