The fight lasted all 10 rounds and ended with the victory of the Russian athlete by unanimous decision.

For Ananyan, this victory was the 15th in his career with two defeats and two draws. Matthias suffered his first loss in his career with 15 fights won.

It was previously reported that Tyson Fury was 19.4 kg heavier than Deontay Wilder before the fight for the WBC title.