SunSport's long-time boxing correspondent Wally Downes Jr was ringside for the slaying of The Gypsy King.
And our chronicler of pugilists didn't mince his words as the dust settled on the Riyadh rumble.
Check out his immediate post-fight verdict below
Tyson Fury was quizzed about his suggestion that the judges gave Oleksandr Usyk the victory because his native Ukraine is at war.
He said: "It was what it was. It's not up to the fighters.
"One of the judges had me winning, two of them didn't. It was what it was."
Oleksandr Usyk has suffered a broken jaw and has been transported to the hospital.
So he will not be taking part in a post-fight press conference this morning.
Oleksandr Usyk had to be helped back to his dressing room by a member of his team.
The Ukrainian was spotted limping as he made his way backstage.
It's unclear what injury he suffered.
Oleksandr Usyk was quick to embrace his wife, Yekaterina, after fulfilling his dream of becoming undisputed heavyweight champion.
What a moment for the couple.
The ringside judges' scorecards for Usyk's coronation as undisputed heavyweight champion are in.
Oleksandr Usyk is the first undisputed ruler of the heavyweight division in 25 YEARS.
The last man to hold all the marbles was the great Lennox Lewis.
Usyk is now a TWO-DIVISION undisputed champion have previously conquered the cruiserweight weight class.
David Haye has claimed the referee saved Tyson Fury from being stopped in the ninth round.
The former WBA heavyweight champ said: "[He was] holding Usyk's arm back so he can't get the job done."
Tyson Fury's promoter said: "I think he won by a couple of rounds but that's what it is, we're not moaning.
"But there will be an immediate rematch.
"Tyson has said he wants a rematch and I see where he's coming from."
Tyson Fury has revealed he plans to exercise his rematch clause in his contract for the Riyadh rumble.
He said: "I'll be back, I've got a rematch clause."
He added: "For sure, we go back. Have a little rest up, spend some time with my family and we go again in October."
Usyk was quick to accept the challenge, saying of a second showdown with AJ: "Yes of course, I am ready for the rematch."
He said: "I believe I won that fight.
"He won a few of the rounds but I won the majority of them and it was one of those decisions in boxing.
"We both put on a good fight, the best we could do.
"His country is at war, so people are siding with the country at war, but make no mistake, I won that fight.
"I will be back, we have a rematch clause."
"Thank you so much my team, my God, Jesus. Mr Excellency, thank you this is a big opportunity for me, for my family. Slava Ukraini.
"It's great. I don't have words.
On a potential rematch, he said: " Of course, I'm ready. One more time we will do a good fight."
Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
The judges scored the contest 115-112, 114-115, 114-113 in favour of the Ukrainian.
Wow!!!
These two are absolute warriors. It's a razor-close fight, for sure. But I have Usyk winning 115-113.
We await the judges' scorecards.
The fans in attendance at the Kingdom Arena cheer both warriors on after the final restart of the fight.
Fury is playing matador as Usyk looks to step into range to land his left hand.
And he finds a home for it with a minute and a half of the stanza remaining.
A chopping right hand sends Fury backwards, but he returns fire with a booking shot of his own that backs up the southpaw.
Fury puts his hands behind his back in a bid to goad Usyk to making a sloppy mistake in the closing seconds.
But he stays sharp as he looks to close the distance, which Fury times to initiate a clinch.
A desperate Usyk, spurred on by the plight of his fellow Ukrainians back home, immediately goes to work after the restart.
Fury tries to keep him at bay with the jab but is struggling to pump it out with the stiffness it had in the early rounds.
Usyk briefly traps the WBC king in the corner and lands a rasping left hand.
Usyk doubles up with two left hands that briefly back Fury against the ropes.
The round ends with yet another big overhand left from Usyk.
Usyk - like the big 'Cat' he is - senses blood and isn't giving Fury any respite.
Fury is barely throwing anything and what he is throwing is telegraphed and slow.
Usyk looks tired, but he needs to keep his foot on the gas pedal if he's to have any chance of becoming a two-weight undisputed champion.
Fury is doing a good job of bamboozling Usyk with feints, but the Ukrainian continues to come forward.
But he's slowly but surely allowing the gap to be closed, which leads to him eating a big left hand flush in the corner.
Fury gets hurt and is stumbling around the ring. It was a left hand that did the damage.
Fury doesn't know where he is and is eating a barrage of crisp follow-up shots. He beats the count and the bell thankfully saves him.
Fury is happy to operate on the back foot in the eighth and pick his shots.
But he gets his dome rattled by back-to-back straight left hands - which he brushes off before going back to feinting and trying to create space for a body shot.
Usyk briefly finds himself dealing with Fury's weight in the clinch after landing a good straight left.
Fury is bleeding profusely from his nose. I'm not what caused the damage. Big round that for Usyk.
Usyk once again closes the distance after the restart but he's getting picked off at range.
And when he does take a step back, his body is getting blasted by nasty hooks.
Usyk finds a home for his straight left but Fury eats it like a packed lunch made by his loving wife Paris.
Another straight left snaps back the head of Fury, who circles back out of range to try to create space for a body shot
Usyk manages to close the distance with seconds remaining ad finds a home for a two-punch combo.
But Fury manages to circle away to hear the bell.
Usyk is on the front foot straight after the restart and is looking to put Fury on the back foot again.
A hard body shot to the solar plexus gives Usyk more food for thought.
Fury almost closed the show with a huge uppercut with a minute and a half of the round remaining.
But he finds a home for it 20 seconds later and Usyk is in retreat mode.
Fury closes out the round with a bit of showboating, put his hands behind his back before resting his arms on the ropes.
A huge round for the Wythenshawe warrior
Usyk takes the centre of the ring after the restart and looks to feint his way into range.
Fury is doing a good job of keeping the Ukrainian at bay when he looks to close the distance.
A rasping uppercut snaps back the head of Usyk.
Fury is hurting Usyk to the body with relentless hooks to the midriff.
Fury goes to work to the body with two hard shots after the restart.
He's absolutely loving this, dancing around after landing his shots.
But he's still allowing himself to get backed up and invite the pressure from Usyk.
Fury lands a beautiful counter right as Usyk comes forward.
Usyk has his head snapped back by another hellacious uppercut.
Both men nearly land hard back hands before the bell, with Fury narrowly missing an uppercut and Usyk an overhand left.
Fury is on his bike after the restart and lands a stiff straight right from range.
Usyk has decided to close the distance after eating that shot and is going to work on Fury's trimmed-down torso.
A solid overhand left snaps back the head of Fury with just over a minute of the stanza remaining.
Fury lands a good combo with thirty seconds remaining. But he gets pushed back against the ring again and eats another flurry before the bell.
Usyk opens up the round with a big one-two that snaps back the head of Fury.
Fury tries to make light of it but that combo clearly stunned him.
Usyk is setting the stone and the pressure as he advances forward.
A big uppercut narrowly misses for Fury, who knows all too well that's the shot to deploy on a shorter opponent.
Fury is throwing more punches but isn't being as accurate as Usyk.
Usyk backs up Fury into the corner and lands a good three-punch combo.
But Fury comes roaring back with a hard body shot after circling away from danger.
Fury finally lands an uppercut, albeit to the body of the former cruiserweight king.
That round goes to Fury.
