RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - - There hadn't been an undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis crushed Evander Holyfield in a rematch ever greats in November 1999 in Las Vegas.

Most of the way all over the planet - - and almost 25 years after the fact - - one more undisputed hero in boxing's marvelousness division was delegated when Oleksandr Usyk stunned Tyson Wrath in Cycle 9 in transit to a split choice triumph early Sunday at sold-out Realm Field.

The stand-by was justified as the two men conveyed a battle befitting the award they were seeking.

One adjudicator scored it 114-113 for Wrath yet was overruled by scores of 114-113 and 115-112 for Usyk, who gave the British chap his most memorable expert misfortune.

"It's [an] enormous chance for me, for my family, for my country, for history," said Usyk, who dwells in war-torn Ukraine. "It's [a] extraordinary day."

Usyk, who entered with the WBA, IBF, and WBO belts, caught Fierceness' WBC title to turn into the main undisputed heavyweight champ in the four-belt period. He likewise turned into the lineal heavyweight champion, a title Rage had held beginning around 2015 following a steamed triumph over Usyk's kinsman, Wladimir Klitschko.

The two-battle bargain for this hotly anticipated matchup incorporated an arranged Oct. 12 rematch in Riyadh, where Rage will hope to set things straight and continue to a super fight with Anthony Joshua in the primary quarter of 2025.

"I accept I won the battle, yet I won't stay here and cry and rationalize," said Fierceness, who possessed a 39-pound and 6-inch advantage over Usyk. "I accept he won a couple of the rounds, however, I won most of them. What can be done? Everything we could manage. ... Individuals are favoring the country at war. However, no doubt about it, I won that battle ... also, I'll be back. We have a rematch condition."

Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) required four join to close a cut over his right eye, as per his advertiser, K2 Advancements' Alexander Krassyuk. There likewise was worry that Usyk experienced a wrecked jaw in the battle, and he was gone to a nearby medical clinic for an X-ray. Usyk's associate coach and cutman, Russ Anber, let ESPN know that the contender didn't say anything negative about jaw torment until after the battle.

In any case, Krassyuk let ESPN know there is "no question" Usyk would be prepared for the arranged Oct. 12 rematch.

Usyk, 37, showed up near the precarious edge of completing Rage in Cycle 9 after he landed 14 flush shots as the British bloke wobbled around the ring. The remainder of those punches made Anger droop into the ropes, which held him up for the 10th knockdown of his celebrated lifetime. Before Usyk could jump on Wrath (34-1-1, 24 KOs) following the count, the round finished. At the point when Cycle 10 started, Rage had recuperated following the moment of rest.

Even though Usyk wasn't completely angry, he moved energy into the battle for good. He cleared Rounds 8-10 on each of the three scorecards to pull away down the stretch. Anger won the last round consistently, however by then it was past the point of no return.

Indeed, even in disgrace, Fierceness bounced back amazingly following his dreary execution in October against Francis Ngannou, the previous UFC heavyweight champion who was boxing expertly interestingly. Rage, 35, was stunned in Cycle 3 of that session while heading to a split choice triumph in a nontitle battle.

Against Usyk, "The Wanderer Ruler" boxed delightfully for extends, masterfully utilizing bluffs and his long poke to pepper Usyk from range. He frequently circled back to a stinging right uppercut that cut Usyk on various events.

Rage won Rounds 5-7 consistently and even started to insult, returning his hands behind his and grinning at Usyk with each crashing body shot. In any case, Usyk won't ever falter. He kept on pushing forward, and gradually, his strain wore out Anger.

Usyk had the option to uphold Wrath into the ropes and started to track down a permanent place to stay for his overhand left, the very punch that aided lift him to a couple of triumphs over Joshua in 2021 and 2022 to catch the brought-together heavyweight title.

Anger entered the ring as ESPN's No. 10 pound-for-pound fighter and negative. 1 heavyweight. Usyk was positioned No. 2 at heavyweight and negative. 3 pound-for-pound.

The battle was initially planned for Feb. 17 yet was deferred when Rage experienced a cut in fighting that necessary 11 lines over his right eye fourteen days out. Against Usyk, Rage experienced one more cut, yet this time over his left eye.

Usyk caused harm in a professional best execution following a 10th-round KO of Daniel Dubois in August in Poland. Also, he did it before Klitschko, who was ringside - - as were Lewis and Holyfield. Klitschko's sibling (and individual previous heavyweight champ) Vitali is the city chairman of Kyiv.

At the postfight news gathering, Usyk introduced two banners endorsed by the Ukrainian military fending off Russian powers at the boundary.

"They are genuine legends," Krassyuk said. "Usyk is battling a result of them since they give him this chance."

As the battle against Rage came to a nearby, Usyk recalled his late dad, who kicked the bucket only days after Usyk guaranteed gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Usyk couldn't present him with the decoration.

At the postfight news gathering Sunday, as he separated in tears on the dais, Usyk said, "I realize he is here with me."