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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk official scorecards revealed as fans slam ’embarrassing’ judges

How each judge scored the contest has emerged

FIGHT fans have called the judges "embarrassing" after seeing the scorecards for Oleksandr Usyk's victory over Tyson Fury.

Usyk, 37, ended Fury's, 35, undefeated streak on Saturday at the Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia following a 12-round thriller to become undisputed champion.

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The official scorecards show how Oleksandr Usyk won the bout by split decisionCredit: X formerly Twitter / @MichaelBensonn
Usyk defeated Fury after two judges thought he won the contestCredit: PA

The Ukrainian extended his stunning undefeated streak to 22 wins and handed the Gypsy King's first ever loss after 36 fights after a split decision.

The scorecards in Riyadh read 115-112 to Usyk, 114-113 to Fury and 114-113 to the eventual winner.

Based on the cards, the Ukrainian heavyweight won the first, seventh, eighth, ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th round.

Fury, on the other hand, prevailed in the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth round.

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But some fans weren't happy with the results and took to social media to blast the judges.

One boxing enthusiast tweeted: "Usyk won 1,2,8,9,10,11,12 and had a 10-8 in the 9th. Embarrassing judges but not surprised."

Another commented: "ONE JUDGE SAID FURY WON, WTF?"

A third wrote: "SPLIT DECISION???"

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This one said: "Usyk robbed it should have been a majority decision."

And that one stated: "To think the ONE judge had Fury winning is ridiculous."

Tyson Fury answers HOW he managed to get up from Usyk blows that seemed to have him knocked out

While some fans raged at the scorecards, there is no suggestion of any impropriety from the judges.

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Usyk, who was very emotional after the fight, says he expects to go into a rematch.

The Ukrainian said: "Thank you so much my team, my God, Jesus.

"Mr Excellency, thank you this is a big opportunity for me, for my family.

"Slava Ukraini [Glory to Ukraine]. It's great. I don't have words.

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On the potential rematch, Usyk added: " Of course, I'm ready. One more time we will do a good fight."

Fury also confirmed he plans to exercise his rematch clause by October.

The British boxing star said: "I'll be back, I've got a rematch clause."

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Fury added: "For sure, we go back. Have a little rest up, spend some time with my family and we go again in October."

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