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VIDEO: Usyk Returns Back Heavyweight Title Belts To Anthony Joshua After Victory. [See why]

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Oleksandr Usyk handed his newly-won heavyweight belts back to Anthony Joshua following his boxing masterclass on Saturday night as the Brit told his rival ‘see you soon’ during a brief dressing room chat. 

Joshua, 31, had no answer for Usyk’s surgical precision and elusive movement over the duration of 12 rounds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with the former cruiserweight king awarded the victory on all three judges’ scorecards. 

In a video uploaded on Twitter, Usyk was seen telling Joshua “see you soon” inside the dressing room.

The Ukrainian outclassed his British rival with his skill and speed throughout the 12 rounds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Usyk, a former cruiserweight champion, was awarded the victory on all three judges’ scorecards.

He returns to Ukraine with the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO titles having ended Joshua’s second reign as heavyweight king.

The 34-year-old was however, seen returning his new collection of belts to Joshua in the aftermath of his superb performance. 

A video uploaded to Twitter showed Usyk entering AJ’s dressing room with the four belts, and Joshua can be heard saying ‘thank you’ and ‘see you soon’.

Despite losing out to Usyk on Saturday night, Joshua is able to keep his belts as a former champion, while the Ukrainian will be sent a set of fresh ones.  

Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, confirmed that AJ is entitled to an immediate rematch with Usyk and the Watford-born knockout specialist is intent on taking up that option as he looks to kickstart his ‘road to undisputed’.

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