Eddie Hearn has stated “the right man won” upcoming Oleksandr Usyk earned a split-decision victory over Tyson Arouse on Saturday.
Usyk beat Arouse 115-112, 113-114, 114-111 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to change into the primary undisputed heavyweight champion since 2000.
The end result noticed Usyk, 37, upload to his undisputed cruiserweight triumph and Olympic gold medal, month conserving the Ukrainian unbeaten. In the meantime, 35-year-old Arouse suffered his first skilled loss.
And the scorecards went the best manner, in step with Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, who stated: “I thought Usyk won the fight.
“I thought it was close. I struggled to give Usyk any of the first six [rounds]. I thought Fury was in control and looked fantastic in seven, eight. Nine was obviously massive, how he survived I don’t know.”
Hearn used to be referencing the future Usyk harm Arouse badly in spherical 9, with the Briton arguably stored by way of a odd status rely from the referee.
“In an undisputed fight, when the guy doesn’t touch the canvas, I don’t think [it should be stopped],” Hearn stated, “but [Fury] was absolutely gone.
“[Usyk] showed so much bottle to come back […] I guess when you look back on that, you score it 115-113 to Usyk. Some had it wider, I’m not sure anybody had it for Fury. I thought the right man won.
“They’re talking about Usyk retiring? I don’t think so. I think he’ll fancy his chances [in the rematch]. I think Fury has to switch it up on the front foot. I thought Usyk looked a little bit tired at times. Usyk is also a genius.
“He’s so undersized, the disadvantage against a man of that size… To overcome that, you’re talking one of the best fighters of his generation.
“[Joshua] thought Usyk won. He said, ‘Usyk won it easy.’ I had it quite close. Again, scoring is subjective. I thought Fury boxed fantastically well in the first six rounds. I thought he was well on his way to boxing to a stoppage or a decision, but Usyk is incredible.”
