Usyk Takes Down Tough Bellew In Manchester
Oleksandr Usyk knew when the fight was agreed to that his talkative adversary would try to get into his head with gamesmanship ahead of their title clash.
Bellew failed to ignite a different persona out of the undefeated champion, and on Saturday night it was business as usual in Manchester.
Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) defeated Tony Bellew (30-3-1, 20 KOs) by 8th-Round KO on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena to defend his cruiserweight belts.
The Ukrainian Usyk was challenged at times by the 35-year-old Bellew, who ended his brief retirement to fight the cruiserweight stalwart.
But in the end, it was Usyk who turned the tide in the fight before putting him away for good with a brutal left-cross in the eighth that sent Bellew to the mat with his head bouncing off the canvas.
Surgical with his timing and precision on the offensive side and hard to hit on the defensive, the southpaw Usyk was in true form after somewhat of a slow start in this much celebrated and anticipated matchup.
Usyk, who continues his strong roll, has done all he can at the cruiserweight weight class and knowing that, he plans to make a move to heavyweight in the near future.
How about a showdown with Anthony Joshua while he’s at it?
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