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Ukrainian top seed Oleksandr Usyk won the prestigious Heavyweight gold medal with a battling performance against Italy's Clemente Russo.

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New heavyweight boxing world champion Oleksandr Usyk has said his win over Anthony Joshua doesn't compare with claiming Olympic gold.
Usyk won a unanimous points decision at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday (25 September) to take the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts from fellow London 2012 gold medallist Joshua.

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: Oleksandr Usyk punches as Anthony Joshua ducks during the Heavyweight Title Fight between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Oleksandr Usyk goes on the attack against Anthony Joshua

Oleksandr Usyk: Winning Olympic gold is 'above' world title win over Anthony Joshua

Oleksandr Usyk is a heavyweight world champion after defeating Anthony Joshua at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday (25 September).
Usyk almost stopped the Briton in the final round, but took a unanimous points decision to join Evander Holyfield and David Haye as cruiserweight champs who have gone on to world

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 25: Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after being crowned the new World Champion following the Heavyweight Title Fight between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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Oleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua to become heavyweight world champion

Two Olympic boxing champions from London 2012 put their reputations on the line on Saturday (25 September) at the home of Tottenham Hotspur FC.
Super-heavyweight gold medallist Anthony Joshua defends his four world heavyweight title belts against 2012 Games heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk who has won all 18 of his

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk face off during their weigh in ahead of their Heavyweight Fight at Cineworld 02 Arena on September 24, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Joshua Usyk pose at weigh-in

Olympic champs Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk set for title showdown

Oleksandr Usyk took another step towards a boxing world heavyweight title shot with a unanimous decision victory over Derek Chisora in London’s Wembley Arena.
After weathering an early barrage of heavy shots from his significantly heavier opponent, London 2012 heavyweight Olympic gold medallist Usyk used his superior agility to take

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Battle of Olympic boxing champions beckons after Oleksandr Usyk beats Derek Chisora

Stylish Ukrainian Usyk showed the world what he was capable of at London 2012, beating Clemente Russo on points to win the heavyweight title.

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Oleksandr Usyk wins London 2012 heavyweight gold

Spearheaded by the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, 2018 was another bumper year.
Gold medals were won, world records were broken, comebacks completed and new stars unearthed.
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