Oleksandr Usyk battered one of the greatest cruiserweights of all time in a spectacular performance.
After making two successful defenses of his WBO world title, the Ukrainian decided to enter the World Boxing Super Series.
In his quarter-final match-up he jumped straight into the deep end, against a legendary boxer.
However, despite the German’s class, he was no match for Usyk.
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Oleksandr Usyk dominated Marco Huck
On September 9, 2017, Oleksandr Usyk went to war with Marco Huck at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, Germany.
While past his best, the former world champion has the record alongside Johnny Nelson for the most defenses of a cruiserweight world title in history, with an impressive total of 13.
However, while Usyk was once knocked out by a cow, in his professional career, nobody has been able to beat him.
From the first bell, the future undisputed two-weight champion left his rival chasing shadows with his tremendous footwork.
As the fight progressed, the all-time great began to up the pace, with Huck struggling to avoid the combinations coming in his direction.
In the tenth round, Usyk landed a barrage of punches, forcing the referee to jump in.
Oleksandr Usyk had a very tough fight in the semi-final of the World Boxing Super Series
While his first-round match-up with Huck was relatively comfortable, his semi-final was significantly tougher.
In this contest, the gifted southpaw was pushed to dig deeper than ever before.
At times, it even looked like he was going to come unstuck.
In a tremendous fight, Usyk overcame a boxing legend to progress to the World Boxing Super Series final.