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Twitter responded to the replay of the highly anticipated match between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua on August 20.
Again on September 25, 2021, Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua by unanimous decision to win the WBA (Super), WBO, IBF and IBO Heavyweight Championships. Nearly a year later, Usyk had the opportunity to prove himself again against Joshua, as defending his titles would see him achieve a perfect 20-0 boxing record. Meanwhile, Joshua was looking to reclaim those championships he won from Andy Ruiz Jr in late 2019.
On Saturday, August 20, Usyk was victorious again, defeating Joshua by a split decision to retain his heavyweight titles. The judges scored the fight 115-113 and 116-112 for Usik, while only one judge called it 115-113 for Joshua.
Twitter Reacts to Usyk vs. Joshua II
Take a look at some Twitter reactions from Usyk defending his titles against Joshua.
Joshua made things interesting in the later rounds, with round 9 being the most aggressive and putting Usik in danger. However, Usyk dominated the rounds 10-12 to claim his 20th win of the season.
For those who were wondering how much USIC’s surgery would be in the later rounds, Dan Canopio of Jomboy Media points this out That champ fired 79 shots in rounds 10-12. Joshua was only able to land 29 in that period.
With his titles successfully defended, it will remain to be seen who will be Usyk’s next challenger. As for Joshua, where does he go from here? We should have these answers in the very near future.
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