World cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk still the champ
Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk remained undisputed world cruiserweight champion on Saturday with an eighth-round stoppage of British underdog Tony Bellew at the Manchester Arena.
The 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medallist stunned Bellew with a right to the head before banging in a looping left to send him crashing to the canvas and, ultimately, into retirement.
British referee Terry O’Connor stepped in and stopped the fight, with 31-year-old Usyk stretching his professional record to 16-0-0.
In a fight that was more evenly matched than most had expected, Bellew was ahead 67-66 68-65 on two of the scorecards and level 67-67 on the third going into the decisive round after coming out fighting from the start.
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