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We have some controversy brewing from the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk fight.
In the ninth round of the fight, Usyk stunned Fury and had him on the ropes. Fury refused to go down while Usyk continued to land heavy blows. Eventually, the ref stepped and gave Fury a generous standing eight count, allowing a still wobbly Fury to continue.
Thankfully for Fury, he was saved by the bell after the standing eight count.
Ref saved fury once again
What’s this the 5th time 😂 pic.twitter.com/Qmp9oFwnhg
— ARTMANTHEGREAT🇺🇸 (@Artmanthegoat) May 18, 2024
Fans immediately believed the fight was rigged, and the ref cheated for Fury.
Disgrace how the ref didnt stop that. Fury was absolutely gone there. Usyk is relentless. #FuryUsyk #RingofFire
— CLS (@Conor_LaneSmith) May 18, 2024
Ref waves that off if its anyone other than Fury btw
— Dan (@DWL2001) May 18, 2024
Fury recovered from the knockdown in between rounds and finished the fight.
Update: Usyk was named the winner of the fight due to split decision.