It was predicted to be easy, but Oleksandr Usyk still had to make those prognostications reality. The Ukranian, former undisputed cruiser champion, proved characteristically patient in his debut at heavyweight last night, gradually cranking up the pressure against Chazz Witherspoon, a late substitute for Tyrone Spong, before scoring a retirement victory in seven rounds.
Here he reflects on a dominant performance in which he was only tagged a startling 21 times.
