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Cristiano Ronaldo, Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn’s immediate reaction after Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury caught on camera

Footage shows the moment Cristiano Ronaldo, Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn learned Oleksandr Usyk had become the undisputed heavyweight champion.

The 37-year-old former cruiserweight king wobbled and dropped Tyson Fury en route to a split decision victory at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday night.

Fury and Usyk have been fighting for ages

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Fury and Usyk have been fighting for ages

Ronaldo and Joshua sat together at ringside and were seen chatting all night before Hearn joined them to hear the announcement of the winner of Fury vs Usyk.

Manuel Oliver Palomo’s scorecard was read first and he fought back 115-112 in favor of Usyk.

Craig Metcalfe was the dissenting judge who had it 114-113 for Fury, but his controversial card couldn’t stop Usyk from becoming the WBO, WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight champion.

Mike Fitzgerald’s 114-113 score gave Usyk a well-deserved victory.

Shortly after the verdict, TNT Sports shared footage of Ronaldo, Joshua and Hearn watching the result, read out by legendary announcer Michael Buffer.

Joshua and Hearn can be heard saying they think Usyk won.

The boxing promoter also told Ronaldo that the referee could have intervened and stopped the fight when Fury was stumbling around the ring injured in the ninth round.

When the result was read out, Ronaldo and Joshua appeared to have difficulty hearing it as they were both relying on Hearn to relay the information to them.

CR7 and AJ relied on Hearn to relay the result

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CR7 and AJ relied on Hearn to relay the resultCredit: TNT SPORTS
Joshua applauded his rival before saying goodbye to Ronaldo

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Joshua applauded his rival before saying goodbye to RonaldoCredit: TNT SPORTS

Joshua applauded Usyk after learning the man who beat him twice had become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.

Ronaldo shook hands with the two Englishmen before quickly leaving.

Hearn headed backstage where he gave several interviews about the fight

“I can’t believe what happened, to be honest with you,” he told The Stomping Ground.

“I had Fury standing comfortably after five or six rounds and then all of a sudden the right turned… In the ninth round I think the referee could have intervened but I’m glad he didn’t not done.

“I gave it to Usyk by one or two points.

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