Oleksandr Usyk taken to hospital after win over Tyson Fury

Oleksandr Usyk was taken to the hospital after his win over Tyson Fury on Saturday due to a suspected serious injury, according to Fury.

Usyk defeated Fury via split decision in their heavyweight fight at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The fact that it was a split decision victory tells you how close the judges felt the fight was (two judges scored it 114-113, and one had it 115-112). The injury Usyk is suspected to have suffered also tells you about the damage inflicted by Fury.

Usyk did not attend the postfight press conference. Instead, he had been taken to the hospital to be treated for a suspected broken jaw, Fury said.

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Just because Usyk was taken to the hospital doesn’t mean the fight was one-sided by any stretch. Usyk dished out plenty of punishment.

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The loss marked the first of Fury’s career. He is now 34-1-1. Usyk is 22-0 with 14 wins by knockout.