FULL FIGHT | Alexander Usyk vs. Murat Gassiev (DAZN REWIND)

[Music] [Applause] ladies and gentlemen good evening and welcome to the olympic stadium here in moscow russia for the world boxing super series featured bout of the evening 12 rounds of boxing scheduled for the coveted muhammad ali trophy and the unification of the wbc wba ibf wbo and vacant ring magazine cruiserweight championships of the world tonight for the first time in history all four belts in the cruiserweight division will belong to one man this momentous occasion marks our first final of this groundbreaking worldwide single elimination boxing tournament after having fought and won thrilling quarter and semi-finals these two men have proven that they are undoubtedly the cruiserweight kings of boxing they stand undefeated and have earned the right to fight in this final showdown this truly is the best versus the best the winner of tonight's bout will not only become the undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world but they will take home the first ever greatest prize in boxing named in honor of the greatest name in the history of our sport the muhammad ali trophy [Music] and now ladies and gentlemen live across the world we proudly present the world boxing super series cruiserweight tournament final it's time for murad garcia versus alexander [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] are beginning to have an effect now from that fearsome right clock now entering the arena please welcome the undefeated wba and ibf cruiserweight champion of the world fighting out of bloody kafkas russia [Applause] entering the arena is the undefeated reigning wba and ibf cruiserweight champion of the world murat gassiev in a display of pure class he first overcame christopher dac in the quarter-final [Applause] in a thrilling 12th round knockout in the semi-final to book his ticket to the final of the world boxing super series now only ukraine's alexander usic stands between him and the muhammad ali trophy ladies and gentlemen murat garcia [Applause] [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] foreign [Music] foreign and now making his entrance please welcome the undefeated wbc and wbo cruiserweight champion of the world fighting out of kiev ukraine alexander [Applause] entering the arena is the undefeated reigning wbo and wbc cruiserweight champion of the world alexander usyk he overcame marco hook in a brilliant performance in the world boxing super series quarterfinal and continue to defeat latvia myrus pieges in a thrilling semi-final which brought out the best in both fighters [Applause] now he's only one step away from winning the muhammad ali trophy and combining all four world titles as he faces murat gassier [Music] foreign ladies and gentlemen alexander using [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] alexander using the muhammad ali trophy is at stake please step into the line [Applause] ladies and gentlemen please rise and remove your hats as we honor the boxers with their respective national anthems first we present the national anthem of russia [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] my [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] uh [Music] [Applause] and now we present the national anthem of the ukraine [Music] oh [Music] [Music] ladies and gentlemen once again good evening and welcome to the olympic stadium here in moscow russia for the world boxing super series featured bout of the evening 12 rounds of boxing scheduled for the first ever muhammad ali trophy and the unification of the wbc wba ibf wbo and vacant ring magazine championships of the world it's all being brought to you courtesy of kamosa ag in association with highlight event and entertainment modern times group and team sourland this bout is sanctioned under the auspices of the russian boxing federation secretary general umar kremler supervisor the world boxing council president mauricio suleiman supervisor alberto leon the world boxing association president roberto mendoza supervisor mariana borisova the international boxing federation president and supervisor daryl j peoples and the world boxing organization president francisco pacquiao supervisor islam kovacs introducing your three judges scoring this contest from ringside from the united states moro de fiori also from the united states robin taylor and from belgium philippe and at the sound of the bell your third man in the ring from the united states referee celestino ruiz and now ladies and gentlemen from the four corners of the world to the four corners of this ring here in moscow russia this is it the time has come the fight starts now [Applause] introducing first fighting into the red corner he wears black with a white stripe he is the defending wba and ibf world champion he weighed in at already 89.9 kilos this professional record a perfect one 26 fights 26 victories 19 coming by way of knockout he is the two seed in the world boxing super series and tonight he makes his third defense of his ibf and first defense of his wba world title fighting out of bloody russia introducing the fearless and hard-hitting undefeated ibf and wba cruiserweight champion of the world david [Applause] anders opponent across the ring fighting out of the blue corner he wears white with the blue and gold trim he is the defending wbc and wbo world champion he also scaled at a trim and ready 89.9 kilos in 2012 in london he captured olympic gold and now as a professional his record stands perfect 14 fights 14 victories 11 of them coming my way up knockout he is the tournament top seed and tonight he is making his fifth defense of his wbo and first defense of his wbc world title fighting out of kiev ukraine he is the skilled and decorated reigning and defending undefeated wbc and wbo cruiserweight champion of the world bonnie the ponaway alexander [Applause] this is good gentlemen i gave you guys your instruction adjustment i expect a clean fight check yourself at all times good luck let's do this touch up let's go come on [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] oh [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] ah [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Applause] oh [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] okay [Applause] wow [Applause] [Applause] uh [Applause] good work good work all right now we just need to cut the distance a little more find it step step okay there's two of you in here all right he's moving a little bit so you step a little bit outside but you gotta step and take a chance [Music] [Music] let's go [Applause] oh my god [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] dude [Applause] [Applause] uh [Applause] uh [Applause] c [Applause] come on [Music] is [Music] is [Music] just touch it we understand that right now come on [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh [Applause] oh [Applause] [ __ ] uh [Applause] [Applause] [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] you understand when you get close you got to move your hands you can't let them break you gotta slow him down the only way to slow [Music] he's down moving around to this side don't let him move around [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] foreign [Applause] now [Applause] oh [Applause] [Applause] uh [Applause] [Applause] oh okay [Applause] [Applause] [Music] you want me to stop it let's get to work [Music] there's too many people here [Applause] now [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] watch your hair guys [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] wow [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] okay then we got to fight what the hell who cares if you find them get stepped forward [Music] come on [Music] [Music] us [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] do [Applause] [Applause] foreign [Applause] foreign [Applause] let's [Applause] [Applause] ah [Music] is [Music] [Music] is step back let's go [Applause] [Applause] uh [Applause] now [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] oh [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] wow [Music] is [Music] you cannot wait [Music] all right what's this just like come on [Applause] [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] oh [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] ah [Music] okay we've got three rounds there's no way we're gonna win the decision unless you go out and knock you down at least once okay so the only way you're gonna win is to go out there and throw punches [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] 2 [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] um [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] uh [Applause] oh [Applause] [Applause] ah [Music] all right [Music] thank you [Music] it's the okay [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] you [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] watch your hair guys [Applause] oh [Applause] um [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] ah [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh [Music] [Music] final round [Music] three minutes the undisputed cruiserweight champion is on the line around make some noise [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] foreign [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] foreign [Applause] wow so [Music] [Applause] [Music] right [Music] [Music] yes all right [Applause] [Music] [Music] what's up hands up [Music] so [Music] make sure [Music] is [Music] [Music] is [Music] foreign [Music] all right [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] ladies and gentlemen after 12 rounds of action here in moscow russia we go to the judge's scorecards robin taylor 120 to 108. mauro de fiori 119 to 109 felipe 119-109 all three for your winner by unanimous decision he's still undefeated and now the undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world alexander [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] and now ladies and gentlemen to present the first ever muhammad ali trophy please welcome the wife of the greatest of all time muhammad ali miss loni ali [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Music] oh [Music] uh [Music] [Applause] yes [Music] [Music] ladies and gentlemen if i could just have your attention for a few moments before we speak to both fighters at the conclusion of this terrific contest for the undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world would you please give both boxers a generous round of applause for the fantastic spectacle they have just produced [Applause] thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us we understand that it hasn't gone your way tonight but what are your thoughts on making it through to the final and competing in a contest of this magnitude for all four cruiserweight bells first of all i wanna congrats alexander rusik team this great job thank you for this fight [Applause] and i wanna thank for all boxing fans from ukraine from russia from our world who support boxing today i have best opponent in my professional career before this tournament he favored and and he proved this and again congrats alexander team this is a very good experience for me very magnanimous in defeat you're very generous to your opponents you were the tournament number two seed as you say he was the number one seed how difficult an opponent was he particularly with his movement and his high punch volume how difficult was that for you to deal with tonight you know every fighter different some fighters have good legs some good a good punch good defense and you never know what happened maybe they fight your legs stop or you'll lose your power you need just do your best job what what you can do and only god know what's happening you possess such devastating punching power that you're always in the contest for as long as you were on your feet how deeply or how much did you still believe that you could produce the winning shot even when the rounds weren't going your way how much belief did you retain that you could find the finishing punch when the rounds were getting away from you in cruiserweight division you have chance from first round last round every round because 200 pounds one easy shotgun you in canvas i believe every round i listen my coach my corner and try to do my best just today alexander day that's it so i know that you and your team will take time to reflect but what will be next for you murat will you stay at cruiserweight will you try your hand and move up to heavyweight how do you see your immediate future in the sport of boxing first of all i wanna call my hometown vladikafkas spend time with my family with my friends with my people [Applause] thank you very much indeed commiserations tonight thank you for playing your part in a terrific contest and we look forward to your ring return thank you thank you thank you very much well now we're going to make our way across the ring and speak to the new undisputed cruiserweight champion of the world and the winner of the inaugural muhammad ali trophy the tournament number one seed alexander rusik alexander tell us your immediate thoughts on having claimed every belt there is available in your weight class here in the boxing ring you demonstrated your full repertoire of skills your movement your punch output your punch resistance when you were hurt you were facing the best opponent of your career to what extent is this the best performance of your career [Applause] [Music] foreign thank you thank you to all people that were staying with me my training camp antonina yes yeah he gives gratitude to all his team naming each of the participants of the team uh he says that uh his team made him look like like he looked now in the ring and close his close people are here his family his mom watching watching on tv thank you very much to all this is our victory most certainly is now you've emulated the legendary evander hollyfield by becoming an undisputed champion in the cruiserweight division he of course went on to the heavyweight ranks and boxed with great distinction up there you've enjoyed success against the biggest super heavyweights in world series boxing what will you do next are you looking to move up and challenge the heavyweight contenders and champions with your boxing skill what's the next step for you [Music] know [Music] [Music] first of all we need to take a rest after this difficult fight after that we will sit with my team and take the decision at this moment i heard that tony belu is looking for a fight with the winner of muhammad ali trophy i hope he would see me talking hey don't rebel you are you ready is that a heavyweight or cruise away [Music] if he doesn't want him to go down i will go up for him [Music] i will take extra spaghetti for dinner now you share a birthday with the legendary figure of the late muhammad ali the 17th is january is when you were born that's when he was born as well what does it mean to you to receive this inaugural this first ever muhammad ali trophy from muhammad ali's wife lani ali what does this trophy mean put it into words the first thing i thought when my when my hand was up i thought oh jesus christ god lord thank you for all you've done for me thank you for bringing me here and for leading me in my life and any thoughts on the trophy and the fact that it is does bear the name of the greatest figure in the sport of boxing where will this sit alongside the world amateur title the olympic title the four championship belts where will this go on the trophy cabinet um i will keep this trophy on a special place at my home because my beloved wife ekaterina has already prepared a special place for it well alexander using congratulations once again becoming the undisputed cruiserweight champion with a terrific performance and becoming the first ever winner of the muhammad ali trophy to conclude the world boxing super series very well done indeed [Applause] hello [Applause] ladies and gentlemen another round of applause if you would for the new undisputed cruiserweight world champion and the winner of the muhammad ali trophy alexander rusik i'll now hand the microphone back to our mc for the evening david diamante to close the proceedings here in moscow ladies and gentlemen thank you for attending tonight's wonderful event and we'll see you next time for the world boxing super series [Music] [Music] oh [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you

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Length: 90min 6sec (5406 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 15 2020