‘He got the last laugh’ – Oleksandr Usyk team-member headbutted by John Fury holds WBC belt taken from Tyson Fury
Oleksandr Usyk’s teammate, who John Fury headbutted, has posed with the WBC belt won from Tyson Fury.
Usyk pulled off a piece of history in Saudi Arabia as he edged Fury on the judges’ scorecards to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era.
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Stepchuk had been on the receiving end of a Fury Sr headbuttPrior to the Ukrainian’s win, it had been a spiky start to fight week, with his rival Tyson’s father John Fury headbutting Stanislav Stepchuk, a member of Usyk’s team.
Fury Sr apologised for his actions, but it is clear that Usyk has decided he will have the last laugh in a unique post on social media.
The newly crowned division king gave Stepchuk the WBC belt he snatched from Fury to unify the division, and took a photo of him holding the strap.
Fans have been quick to spot the cryptic post on social media, with one writing: “Stanislav got the last laugh.”
Read More In BoxingAnother agreed, adding: “The guy that beat John Fury without doing anything.”
A fan even suggested: “Can see why John cut his head putting it on him!”
The post also contained a picture of Usyk with stitches and a black eye, with the brutal bout clearly having taken a toll on the champion.
Fury Sr had apologised to Stepchuk and the rest of Usyk’s team in the immediate aftermath of the confrontation on media day.
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Usyk has posed with Stepchuk following his famous winCredit: Stanislav Stepchuk – Instagram
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Stepchuk posed with the belt that Fury had held for six yearsCredit: Stanislav Stepchuk – InstagramHe also stayed away from any further scuffles during fight week, and acknowledged respect to Usyk’s team.
Fury’s father was clearly disappointed after the final bell, in a fight which ‘The Cat’ managed to put on a seriously impressive performance.
He even came close to knocking out the ‘Gypsy King’ who was forced to survive a knockdown and recover to make the final bell.
But Usyk’s former rival Tony Bellew believes the current heavyweight king was unfortunate to have not been granted the stoppage by the referee.
“Without being too harsh, it should’ve been stopped in the ninth round,” he said on talkSPORT Breakfast.
“Well, [Usyk] should’ve been allowed to continue punching in the ninth round, that should have never been a count and the referee knows he made a mistake.
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“In professional boxing, you don’t get a standing count unless you are about to hit the floor and the ropes keep you up.
“[Fury] was stumbling around. He stumbled four times previously to the fifth stumble. It was on the fifth stumble he jumped in.
“Oleksandr Usyk only needs two more punches there and it’s the end of the contest. That was stolen from him…
“Ultimately, forget about that now because I want boxing to be put out there as the greatest spectacle sport in the world.
Read More on talkSPORT“The most important thing is the right man got the decision, there was no corruption with judges and no controversy.
“The right man won, and we have an undisputed, unified, four-belt heavyweight champion of the world for the first time in boxing history.”
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