Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury II: unified heavyweight championship – live reaction
- Heavyweight rivals meet for WBA, WBC and WBO titles
- Britain’s Moses Itauma wins by TKO 1 in co-main event
- Bluesky Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email him
Our man at ringside checks in as we count down the minutes to the main event:
Moses Itauma is only 19 but the British teenage heavyweight recorded a sensational first-round TKO of a tough and normally durable Aussie, Demsey McKean. His ferocious punching power really lit up the Kingdom Arena and cleared the way for an earlier-than-expected start to the compelling main event. The music has been cranked up and, yep, everything feels much more intense. We’ve got a first real crackle in the previously chilly atmosphere.
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