Usyk dethrones Joshua, claiming titlesOUTCLASSED: Despite lacking height, weight and reach advantages, Oleksandr Usyk proved too elusive for Anthony Joshua and landed much cleaner punchesReuters, LONDONUkraine’s Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday dethroned world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in his own backyard, with a stunning display that led to a unanimous decision in front of a sellout crowd at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Oleksandr Usyk defeats Anthony Joshua for the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight titles in their bout at the Totteham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday. He is only the third cruiserweight world champion to step up a weight and become the heavyweight world champion since Evander Holyfield and David Haye. Constantly on the move, Usyk rocked Joshua in the third round with a powerful left hand. “Congratulations to Oleksandr Usyk.

Source: Taipei Times September 26, 2021 15:56 UTC