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For the first time in a long time, boxing overtook the UFC as the leading combat sport on Saturday afternoon. In a slight upset, Oleksandr Usyk upset Tyson Fury on two of the three judges' scorecards to become the undisputed heavyweight champion—the first since 1999.
Ultimately, it was a fight that boxing needed, as did the heavyweight division, to maintain its relevance. Fury wants to use his rematch clause to exact revenge on Usyk, but mandatory challengers may get in the way, as Usyk will onlyProminent MMA Media Personality Lashes Out at ESPN+ Thomas' experience led him to question whether or not his UFC viewing experience would be impacted by the remainder of 2024, as the event schedule is reaching its halfway point.
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