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Pride of Ukraine: Usyk beats Joshua, keeps heavyweight belts

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Britain's Anthony Joshua and Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk, right, exchange punches during their world heavyweight title fight at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

Oleksandr Usyk kissed the blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine and looked to the Saudi Arabian sky as he waited to discover if he had honored his war-torn country by retaining his world heavyweight titles.

When he heard the winning words "and still," an emotional Usyk raised his left arm and pulled the flag over his face.

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