Klitschko and Shevchenko were caught on camera after Usyk's victory over Fury. Video
After his victory over Tyson Fury, his famous countrymen, Wladimir Klitschko and Andrii Shevchenko, came up to congratulate Oleksandr Usyk. The video captured small dialogues between the superstars of the world and Ukrainian sports.
"I am proud of you! Thank you for this victory. For this important victory. It is important for you, and even more important for our country. Thank you. Champ!" said Wladimir Klitschko.
Usyk and Wladimir Klitschko
Source: Still from the video
When Usyk began to hug Andrii Shevchenko, Oleksandr immediately warned him to do so carefully because of his injured jaw. "I understand, I understand," Shevchenko replied.
Yaroslava Hres also came to congratulate the absolute heavyweight champion.
Usyk and Yaroslava Hres
Source: Still from the video
As reported by OBOZ.UA, on May 18 in Riyadh, Usyk defeated British WBC titleholder Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) and became the first-ever absolute champion in the super heavyweight division in the four-belt era.
Fury missed a lot of punches from Usyk.
At the moment when ring announcer Michael Buffer shouted "From Ukraine!" in English when announcing the winner, Usyk's legs gave out from excitement.
Oleksandr is the third-ever absolute champion in two weight categories. Before that, he held all the titles in cruiserweight.
The Ukrainian was able to simply turn the fight around
Later, Usyk showed what his face looked like after 111 missed punches to the head from Fury. Sasha came to the press conference late due to a doctor's appointment.
Usyk with the belt of the absolute world champion.
Source: Oleksandr Usyk's Instagram
The next day it became known that Oleksandr would only remain the absolute champion until June 1, 2024. The International Boxing Federation (IBF) will take away the belt because the mandatory title defense against Filip Hrgovic is overdue.
Later it became known that the judge used a little-known rule in the Usyk-Fury fight.
The referee recorded a standing knockdown of Fury.
On May 20, Usyk was suspended from boxing and will not be able to hold any training or fights in the next month and a half. The video that the Ukrainian champion recorded for the whole country showed numerous bruises and bruises on his face.
Usyk three days after the fight with Fury.
Source: Oleksandr Usyk's Instagram
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