Once the immediate shock and joy at becoming the undisputed heavyweight world champion had subsided, Oleksandr Usyk’s thoughts turned to his late father who passed away in 2012.
Defeated heavyweight Tyson Fury was full of praise for Oleksandr Usyk as they spoke in the ring after their fight, even inviting his rival on holiday.
New IBF super-featherweight world title holder Anthony Cacace is willing to offer Joe Cordina an immediate rematch.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky led the tributes to Oleksandr Usyk whose victory over British fighter Tyson Fury in Riyadh made him the first undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion in a quarter of a century. "It doesn’t matter how big, how tall, how heavy, what his reach is and how mobile Tyson Fury was, Oleksandr Usyk showed he is the best fighter in modern history.