PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Undefeated heavyweight boxer Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13 KO) stood his ground and exited the ring the unanimous winner after 12 rounds against Derek Chisora (30-10, 21 KO) of Great Britain on October 31 at O2 Arena in London.
The three judges scored the fight 117-112, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of Usyk, and the Ukrainian picked up the WBO Intercontinental title belt, making him the mandatory challenger for the WBO heavyweight title, which belongs to Anthony Joshua (the WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight champion). Joshua (23-1, 21 KO), who was ringside at the fight, is scheduled to defend his titles against Kubrat Pulev (27-1, 13 KO) of Bulgaria on December 12 in London.