By Jim Dower: In a surprisingly easy victory, unbeaten #1 WBO challenger Oleksandr Usyk (10-0, 9 KOs) defeated World Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki (26-1, 16 KOs) by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night to capture his title in front of Glowacki’s own fans at the 119-109, 117-111, 117-111. Boxing News 24 scored the fight 10 rounds to 2 in favor of Usyk.
It was supposed to be a close affair, but the 29-year-old Usyk’s height, reach, speed and boxing ability was far too good for the 30-year-old Polish fighter Glowacki.
Usyk, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist from Ukraine, used his jab and movement to neutralize the power of the southpaw Glowacki in the early going. Glowacki was cut on the side of his right eye in the 3rd round from a clash of heads. The cut continued to bleed for the remainder of the contest.