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Joshua smiled at the end of that ninth, but Usyk has started the 10th well, landing with some hooks himself.
Summary
Oleksandr Usyk beats Anthony Joshua via split decision
Scorecards 115-113, 116-112 , 113-115 for Usyk
Ukrainian retains WBA (Super), WBO and IBF heavyweight titles
Joshua furious, throws down belts but returns for passionate post-fight speech
Briton loses for third time in his pro career, Usyk stays undefeated
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Postpublished at 23:51 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
Image source, Mark RobinsonUsyk gets through the ninth but is that the turning point. Joshua with, by miles, his best work of the contest, catching Usyk four or five times without answering. Usyk is having to go backwards trying to escape the danger.
Into the 10th.
Postpublished at 23:49 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
Image source, Mark RobinsonJoshua dominating this ninth. His fans believe.
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Joshua attacks. Usyk in trouble.
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Joshua on the attack, his best action of the night.
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A good right left combo from Joshua.
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Tyson Fury's uncle is unimpressed with Joshua's performance.
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Image source, Mark RobinsonWe're into the final third. Can Joshua step on the pressure and turn this one around?
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Four rounds to go and Britain's former Olympic champion Audley Harrison has Usyk firmly ahead.
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Round eight
Some fast hands from Usyk, but two, three brutal shots to the body from Joshua. His best work has seen the punches into the Usyk body, but it needs to be more frequent and a sustained attack. At the moment it's one or two shots of success, then nothing following it up with Usyk escaping from trouble.
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Image source, Mark RobinsonJust like the first fight, Joshua has been unable to land the heavy shots, despite being the heavier man. He does land with one to body, but needs much, much more of that.
Usyk winning this one so far and we've got a minute of the eighth to go.
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Multiple world champion Terence Crawford.
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Round eight
A brief stoppage as the canvas needs to be dried off and someone leaps in with a towel to dry up the canvas. And away we go again.
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Homemade Dad: If AJ wins this bout, it needs to be by knockout, if it goes to points and he wins, then it has to go to a 3rd fight. No one wants to see that, everyone wants T, externalyson Fury to fight the winner of this match and unify the belts.
Geoff: Simply not enough punches from AJ again. Just throw!
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Round seven
Usyk finds a short left and another. He seems to be growing in confidence, happy he can nullify AJ's attacks. Usyk lets the arms go in the final few seconds of the seventh but can't land cleanly.
Postpublished at 23:39 British Summer Time 20 August 2022
Round seven
A left to the body is on target from Joshua, a swinging left hook isn't.
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Two-time welterweight world champion Shawn Porter.
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Round 6
Joshua lands with a couple and a huge roar comes from his fans. But again he's only having limited success and can't build on it with Usyk too quick, too skilful and too elusive. Six gone and it's very hard to call this one. "Jab, jab, right to the body," is what Joshua is told to do.
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Peter: Brutal (23:30) ... that's silly... you can only fight what's in front of you.... pointless comparing now to then.
Rap6: This is NOT the Olympics. AJ needs to go to work properly, with power, or he’s out of here on points.
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Round 6
Image source, Mark RobinsonA straight right and left hook from Joshua connects, but Usyk instantly responds with some rapid shots to the Joshua body.
Joshua then goes for a swinging left hook but can only make a glancing contact.