The judges were split, but the title is undisputed. Boxing has its first true heavyweight king in 24 years, and his name is Oleksandr Usyk.
The WBA, WBO and IBF champion defeated WBC champion Tyson Fury on Saturday by split decision (115-112, 113-114, 114-113) to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 2000. The fight is the first loss of Fury's career.
It was a brilliant and evenly matched bout, until Usyk knocked down Fury in the ninth round to take control. Usyk could have won the fight then and there had it not been for a timely bell in Fury's favor, but that knockdown wound up being the difference on the scorecards.