Fury vs Usyk LIVE! Boxing result, fight stream, latest updates and reaction after undisputed thriller

Oleksandr Usyk becomes the first undisputed heavyweight champion since 1999 on unforgettable night
George Flood19 May 2024

Oleksandr Usyk is celebrating a historic night in Saudi Arabia after beating Tyson Fury to become boxing’s first undisputed heavyweight champion for 25 years. The Ukrainian deservedly came out on top in a captivating main event at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena, starting extremely well and then weathering a Fury comeback in the middle rounds before almost stopping his long-time rival in the ninth and eventually taking a split decision on the judges’ scorecards.

Two had the bout 115-112 and 114-113 in favour of Usyk, the first undisputed heavyweight king since Lennox Lewis in 1999 and the very first of the four-belt era who also previously reigned as the first four-belt undisputed cruiserweight champion. Another judge controversially scored the bout 114-113 in favour of Fury, who lost his WBC belt in a first professional defeat as he plots swift revenge in a contracted rematch that is expected to take place in October.

We also saw Joe Cordina stunned by Anthony Cacace on Saturday night to lose his IBF super-featherweight title in a first career loss of his own, while Jai Opetaia outlasted Mairis Briedis to regain the IBF cruiserweight belt. Moses Itauma and Mark Chamberlain both recorded vicious early knockouts, while Agit Kabayel stopped the previously unbeaten Frank Sanchez and Sergey Kovalev's return ended in disappointing defeat by Robin Safar. Follow Fury vs Usyk reaction live below!

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18 May 2024

Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace

Round 6

Another brutal, brutal round featuring so many furious and powerful close-range clashes.

Fighting like this is exactly what Cacace wants and he ends the sixth in fine fashion, drilling in a succession of big uppercuts and switching up his attacks to body and head.

Cordina can’t get away and isn’t controlling the range or distance at all. He can’t keep taking this punishment at close range.

Cordina has just told his corner at the end of the sixth that something has gone, but I didn’t quite hear what he said.

Sounds like an injury, which might explain why he’s unable to get out of range here and avoid those Cacace onslaughts...

18 May 2024

Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace

Round 5

This has turned into an absolute all-out war.

It’s brutal stuff up close, with both men letting their hands go with some fast and hard shots.

Vicious, enthralling action through five rounds that have flown by.

A brilliant contest so far.

18 May 2024

Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace

Round 4

Impressive powers of recovery there from Cordina, who crucially shakes off that knockdown and lands some thudding shots of his own in a thrilling fourth.

Cacace is still throwing some big punches of his own, rattling Cordina to the body.

But has his biggest chance to produce an upset just gone?

18 May 2024

Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace

Round 3

Cordina makes it to the bell at the end of the third... just.

Not quite sure how he managed to get through that brutal onslaught.

Now, can he shake that off or is he about to lose his IBF super-featherweight title?

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18 May 2024

Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace

Round 3

Joe Cordina is in big trouble in round three!

Cacace is warned for catching him after the ‘stop boxing’ call before hurting the Welshman with a monstrous left hook!

Cordina can’t get his legs back underneath him and he’s down by the ropes after more heavy punishment including a peach of an uppercut.

Cacace now going for the stoppage with a non-stop thundering barrage.

Do we have a huge shock on the cards here?!

18 May 2024

Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace

Round 2

This is absorbing stuff so far, with both men content to stand and trade at close range with some furious flurries.

They both want to let the shots fly in bunches and get the speedy combinations working off the jab.

Fascinating fare stylistically.

18 May 2024

Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace

Round 1

A very sharp first round there, both men looking to start fast and set out their stall.

If we can see that sort of pace maintained, this could be a hell of a contest.

Probably just shaded by Cordina, who for me did the slightly cleaner and more eye-catching work.

18 May 2024

Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace

Cordina’s IBF super-featherweight strap and Cacace’s IBO belt are both on the line tonight.

The first bell sounds! Here we go.

18 May 2024

Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace

Cordina is the heavy favourite tonight to successfully defend the belt he initially won with a memorable early knockout of Kenichi Ogawa in Cardiff in 2022 before being stripped without making a defence due to injury and winning it again by outpointing Shavkat Rakhimov last April.

Cordina finally defended the belt for the first time with a majority decision win over Edward Vazquez in Monte Carlo in November. He now meets tough Irish opponent Cacace, the former British champion who has held the IBO belt since beating Michael Magnesi two years ago.

The 35-year-old defended successfully by outpointing Damian Wrzesinski in Belfast last May and has just one loss on his professional record, against Martin Joseph Ward in 2017.

18 May 2024

Joe Cordina vs Anthony Cacace coming up

More British interest up next in Riyadh.

Undefeated 17-0 Welsh star Joe Cordina provides the latest defence of his IBF super-featherweight world title against IBO champion Anthony Cacace from Belfast.

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