Revealed: The OFFICIAL judges’ scorecards for Oleksandr Usyk’s split decision win over Tyson Fury show how the champion secured his historic victory

The judges’ scorecards for Oleksandr Usyk’s historic victory over Tyson Fury have been revealed.

Usyk won a split decision in Riyadh on Saturday night, outpointing his rival after shocking him in the ninth round.

He had started off the slower of the two, with Fury showing off as he controlled the early rounds of the fight.

But Usyk came back and won several of the subsequent rounds to claim victory, revealing that all he needed to do was avoid a knockout to secure victory in the final round.

Manuel Oliver Palermo of Spain, Craig Metcalfe of Canada and Mike Fitzgerald of the United States were the judges for the fight, and their scores were revealed after the fight.

More to follow.