Usyk's fate announced after winning the rematch over Fury

Undefeated Ukrainian boxer Petro Ivanov (17-0-2, 12 KOs) believes that the victory of the absolute world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) in a rematch with former WBC titleholder Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) will put an end to the Ukrainian's career. Ivanov assumes that in this case Oleksandr will retire from the professional ring, because he will have nothing left to strive for.

"Usyk has the character of a champion. That's all I can say. Despite such a tough battle, to find the strength after the hard rounds and still take what is his and write history in the boxing world. If Usyk wins the rematch, it will be the end of his career because he has achieved everything in boxing. Otherwise, there will be a trilogy," tribuna.com quoted Ivanov as saying.

Ivanov was surprised by Fury's form in the first fight.

"Tyson was really very well prepared. In addition, there were several very accurate uppercuts. Interestingly, at the beginning of the fight, Fury seemed to be losing ground, but from the third round on, the picture of the fight changed," summarized Petro.

On May 18, in Riyadh, Usyk defeated British WBC titleholder Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) to become the first-ever absolute champion in the heavyweight division in the four-belt era.

At the moment when ring announcer Michael Buffer shouted "From Ukaine!" 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.

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.

The next day it became known that Alexander 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.

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.

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