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The 12 round fight was held in Moscow at the "Olympic" sports complex. The three judges gave the victory to the Ukrainian athlete – 120: 108, 119: 109, 119: 109. Usik won the 15th victory in the professional ring (11 – by knockout), without having defeats. Gbadiev, 24, suffered the first defeat of his career with 26 wins (19 by KO).
In addition to the Mohammed Ali Cup, which rewards the WBSS winner, Usik, 31, has joined the world championship in four major versions. Gbadiev before the fight owned WBA belts and IBF, Usik – WBC and WBO. In the first heavyweight division, only two boxers held the absolute title of world champion – Americans Evander Holyfield and O Neill Bell of Jamaica, but both athletes became absolute champions when he won the titles WBC, WBA and IBF, in 2007 boxing organizations have added WBO. Russians, Konstantin Tszyu became the absolute boxing world champion, who in 2001 became the owner of the belts of three major versions of the junior welterweight.
Earlier, three people owned four champion belts in the main versions – Americans Bernard Hopkins, Jermain Taylor – middleweight) and Terence Crawford (light welterweight). On the way to the finals of the Boxing Super Series of the world, Usik in the quarterfinals of the tournament defeated the German Marco Huck by a technical knockout, won the semifinal. Gbadiev in the quarter-finals eliminated Poland's Krzysztof Wlodarczyk in the semifinal – Cuban Junier Dorticos.
WBSS is a new tournament to be held annually among professional boxers. In the first season, competitions are held in two weight clbades – up to 76.2 kg and up to 90.7 kg. The final of the tournament in the weight category up to 76.2 kg will take place in September, the British will meet Callum Smith and George Groves, the exact date and place will be announced later. The winner of the tournament receives a special trophy – the Mohammed Ali Cup and a prize money of $ 10 million, the total prize fund of the tournament is $ 50 million
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