Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury on Saturday night to become first undisputed heavyweight fight in nearly 25 years.

Ukraine's Usyk won via split decision after incredible fight in front of a packed Kingdom  Arena in Saudi Arabia. 

Two judges scored in his favour - 115-113 and 114-113 with the other giving it Fury at 114-113.

The stats backed Usyk, who landed 170 of 407 punches, while Fury landed 157 of 496 punches.

The closely contested bout took a big turn in the ninth round when Usyk completely dominated and scored a knockdown. 

The Ukrainian went on to assert his dominance in the closing rounds and did enough on the scorecard to claim the win. 

Usyk dedicated the win to his country after the bout.

"I feel good. A lot of people prayed for me, I love you. 

"I'm very happy. My people will be very happy I think, it's a big win, not only for me, it's a big win for my country, for soldiers who now defend my country,” he said. 

Tyson Fury on the other hand felt he won the fight and says he is ready for a rematch in October.

"We'll go back, have some time with our families and we'll run it back in October."

The rematch clause in the fight contract makes way for an immediate rematch, which suggests a high possibility these two heavyweights could square off again this year.