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Boxing: Usyk beats Fury on points in their rematch

# Boxing: Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk defeated Britain’s Tyson Fury in a unanimous points decision to retain his unified heavyweight world titles in their rematch in Saudi Arabia. After inflicting a first career loss on Fury by split decision in May, Usyk’s will to win prevailed again and he remains the WBA Super, WBC and WBO heavyweight champion. The 36-year old Fury impressed in the first half of the fight, but Usyk’s volume of cleaner punches gave him the upper hand. All three judges scored it 116-112 to the 37-year-old champion.