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Oleksandr Usyk outlined the sacrifices he made to prepare for his fight against Tyson Fury after becoming the new undisputed world heavyweight champion.
Usyk secured a split decision victory, winning 115-112 and 114-113 on two scorecards while the third judge saw it 114-113 for Fury.
“Nine months I worked. I missed new year, I missed my son’s birthday… I missed my daughter’s birthday,” the Ukrainian told reporters in Riyadh after the fight.
“I missed family holidays, all the time [I was] training, training, training. My focus was on this fight.”
