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Topics: Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Boxing, Boxing News, Heavyweight Boxing
Marcus Chan
Topics: Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Boxing, Boxing News, Heavyweight Boxing
Tyson Fury blasted the AI judge's scorecard after falling to a second succesive defeat against Oleksandr Usyk.
On Saturday night, the Brit entered the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, looking to seek revenge on Usyk.
The pair first met at the same place in May, with the Ukrainian delivering a masterclass to win on points.
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This time around, Fury produced a much-improved performance but again fell short as Usyk won by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 116-112 in favour of the defending champion.
In addition to the three judges ringside, there was an added AI judge, something that promised to be 'free from bias and human error'.
The AI judge disagreed with the humans, scoring the fight 118-112 in favour of Usyk.
After the fight, when told of the AI judge's scorecard, Fury blasted: "Absolutely s**t. Here's what, f**k all the computers. Keep the humans going. More jobs for humans, less jobs for computers.
"And f**k electric cars too while we're at it." You can watch the footage below, the video contains strong language.
During an interview with ESPN, the 36-year-old was adamant that he won the fight.
He said: "I thought I won the fight again, I was Larry Holmesed again. I was on the front foot the entire time. When you don't get the knockout, this is what can happen."
Meanwhile, promoter Frank Warren, who was left 'dumbfounded' by the official scorecards, said to Ade Oladipo inside the ring: "It's nuts. Did you have him as only winning four rounds out of eight?
"Very harsh. It's nuts. I don't get it. But it is what it is, and we'll see what happens in the future with Tyson."
He continued to TNT Sports: "They gave him four rounds out of the 12, which is impossible. I've been around a long time and I know I'm biased, but one judge didn't give him, any rounds from round six onwards. Look! No rounds. How can that be? That's impossible.
"Same with the other judge. They gave him one round in the last six, and the same here with this guy. It's crazy. I'm calm and collected, I'm not screaming and shouting. That is a nonsense. Oscar de la Hoya had him [Fury] winning by three or four rounds. And he's a neutral."