The BoxingArts Composite Scorecard for the second Anthony Joshua / Oleksandr Usyk fight has Oleksandr Usyk beating Anthony Joshua 115 to 113. The Official Middle East Professional Boxing Scorecard also has Usyk beating Anthony, but in a majority decision, and the scorecards of all three judges are different, so it's not that simple. Judge Viktor Fesechenko scored the fight 116 / 112 for Usyk. Judge Glen Feldman scored it 114 / 113 for Joshua, and Judge Steve Gray had it 115 / 113 for Usyk. The BoxingArts Composite Scorecard clarifies these discrepancies.
Judge Viktor Fesechenko had one outlier round. He scored round three 10 / 9 for Usyk, while the other two judges scored it 10 / 9 for Joshua. The BoxingArts Composite Scorecard eliminates outlier round scores, based on the assumption that the two judges who scored a round the same, scored it correctly, while the judge who scored it differently got it wrong. BoxingArts then corrects the scores in those rounds, and scores them the same way the other two judges scored it, in this case, 10 / 9 for Joshua. Judges Feldman and Gray had two outlier rounds apiece, but both of Judge Feldman's outlier rounds were different from Judge Gray's outlier rounds, confusing the issue even further. BoxingArts scored all four of those rounds the same way the two judges who were in agreement scored it. After making those corrections, BoxingArts scored this fight 115 to 113 for Usyk. This is the correct score. BoxingArts does not score fights independently of the official judges. It relies upon the official judges’ experience, qualifications, and ringside presence to determine who won each round and ultimately who won the fight. The BoxingArts Composite Scorecard (shown below) is the only truly reliable method of determining the outcome of a fight. For reference, the Official Middle East Professional Boxing Scorecard is shown furhter down. The outlier rounds are bracketed.
Judge Viktor Fesechenko, with one outlier round, gets a 9.0 rating for this fight. Judges Feldman and Gray, each having two outlier rounds, both get an 8.0 rating. Note*: Even though Judge Feldman's score of 115 to 113 for Usyk is the same as The BoxingArts score, he scored two rounds incorrectly, resulting in a deduction of 2-points and a rating of 8.0.
This is the Official Middle East Professional Boxing Scorecard for the secon Anthony Joshua / Oleksandr Usyk fight. The outlier rounds are bracketed. Note that Judge Viktor Fesechenko has one outlier round, while Judges Feldman and Gray have two outlier rounds apiece.
BoxingArts does not score fights independently of the official judges. It relies upon the official judges’ experience, qualifications, and ringside presence to determine who won each round and ultimately who won the fight. The BoxingArts Composite Scorecard is the only truly reliable method of determining the outcome of a fight.