Tyson Fury’s mission to avenge his only professional defeat ended in disappointment as he lost on a unanimous points decision to unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk at the weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Usyk retained his world championship belts by finishing 116-112 ahead on all three judges’scorecards.

Usyk’s win takes him to 23-0 with 14 knockouts and extends one of the all-time best careers that includes Olympic gold and undisputed champion at cruiserweight.

The 37year old Ukrainian thus continues on as holder of the titles belonging to the World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organisation (WBO) and will now look to become undisputed champion for the second time by toppling International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Daniel Dubois.