Tyson Fury and his team, including promoter Frank Warren, were left stunned by the scorecards in the aftermath of his defeat on points against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia
Tyson Fury and his team, including promoter Frank Warren, were left stunned by the scorecards in the aftermath of his defeat on points against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia Tyson Fury and his team, including promoter Frank Warren, were left stunned by the scorecards in the aftermath of his defeat on points against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia
Frank Warren couldn’t hide his disappointment at the scorecards following Tyson Fury’s defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
The Gypsy King and Usyk locked horns again in a rematch of their ‘Undisputed’ clash from earlier this year, which Usyk won via split decision. And the reigning unified heavyweight world champion came out on top again in Saudi Arabia, winning on points.
All three judges scored the fight 116-112 in favour of Usyk, leaving Fury’s team and Warren – his promoter – stunned.
The Brit exited the ring without commenting after being shown the scorecards by Warren, who seemed genuinely bewildered during his own post-fight interview on TNT Sports.
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Referencing the fact Fury was only given four rounds in the fight, he said: “It’s impossible. How did Tyson only get four rounds in this fight?
“I’m not biased. Everyone across the front all thought the same way.”
When he was then asked if Fury would return after suffering successive losses, Warren added: “That’s up to him. We’ll see. It’s nuts. Did you only give him four rounds. Nuts. I don’t get it. Really disappointed with that.
“I thought Tyson was in control. Thought he boxed extremely well. But anyway. It is what it is.
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“One judge didn’t give him any round from round six onwards. How can that be? Same with the other judge here. He gave him one round of the last six. It’s crazy. But that is a nonsense.
“Oscar de le Hoya and I had him winning by three or four rounds.” He then added: “What fight were they watching.”
Warren would continue to bemoan the scoring as the pundits in attendance continued to digest the result of the fight. He said: “You lose you lose, that’s fair enough. But come on. It’s nuts.
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“He’s very very disappointed. He thought he won it. Of course we are biased but I’m not stupid biased. I’d like to think I know what I’m looking at.
“It was a good boxing performance by him. He used all his physical attributes. He stayed focused. I mean, come on, count the jabs.
“All you want is a level playing field and a fair crack of the whip. But that scoring is not good whatsoever.“
Mirror – Sport
