{"id":14642,"date":"2024-05-20T09:48:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T01:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/news\/?p=14642"},"modified":"2024-05-20T09:48:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T01:48:10","slug":"oleksandr-usyk-weeps-for-father-after-heavyweight-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/boxing\/oleksandr-usyk-weeps-for-father-after-heavyweight-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Oleksandr Usyk in Tears for Late Father After Historic Heavyweight Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An emotional Oleksandr Usyk (37) shed tears for his late father after capping a brilliant career by becoming boxing&#8217;s first four-belt undisputed heavyweight world champion on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ukrainian secured a split decision victory over Britain&#8217;s Tyson Fury in Riyadh, marking the first heavyweight unification bout since 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usyk, a former European and world amateur champion, Olympic gold medalist, and undisputed cruiserweight champion, remains undefeated as a professional and now holds the ultimate boxing accolade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the fight, Usyk, who required four stitches for a cut above his right eye and was set to undergo a jaw scan at the hospital, paid tribute to his father, who passed away shortly after Usyk&#8217;s Olympic triumph in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">24hscore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OLEKSANDR USYK HAS BEAT TYSON FURY AND IS UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! ??<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FuryUsyk?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#FuryUsyk<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RingOfFire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RingOfFire<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RiyadhSeason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RiyadhSeason<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Turki_alalshikh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Turki_alalshikh<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usykaa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@usykaa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EKBSzJhGxn\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/EKBSzJhGxn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAZNBoxing\/status\/1791976849272099271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I miss my father,&#8221; Usyk said, wiping his tears with his T-shirt. &#8220;I know he&#8217;s here.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usyk had missed his children&#8217;s birthdays and even the birth of his daughter during his eight-month training camp for the Fury fight, which was initially scheduled for February but postponed due to a cut Fury sustained in training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His promoter, Alex Krassyuk, believed Usyk was denied a knockout victory when the referee intervened as Fury appeared on the verge of going down in the ninth round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I believe the referee saved Tyson from a knockout and stole the ninth-round knockout, which should have happened,&#8221; Krassyuk said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Usyk stated: &#8220;No knockout, no problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t think about it because we had a win.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An emotional Oleksandr Usyk (37) shed tears for his late father after capping a brilliant career by becoming boxing&#8217;s first four-belt undisputed heavyweight world champion on Sunday. 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