International betting brand GG.BET sponsored the recent live stream of the Usyk vs Fury heavyweight boxing fight on MEGOGO and in doing so helped support the Ukrainian sporting community.
On May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, one of the most hotly anticipated fights of the decade took place as Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk and the UK’s Tyson Fury went head-to-head to battle it out for the title of undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
For the first time in 25 years, all five heavyweight belts - the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO and WBC - were at stake. The winner was Oleksandr Usyk.
“Not only has Oleksandr Usyk collected all of the heavyweight belts, he has once again demonstrated the indomitable Ukrainian spirit to the whole world," said GG.BET CEO Dmytro Voshkarin.
"We’re proud to see such a talented athlete from our country write his name in the pages of boxing history with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield.”
GG.BET sponsored the live stream on the popular media service MEGOGO, which allowed viewers in Ukraine to enjoy the historic bout.
“Events of such scale have amazing potential for the igaming industry; one fight can have more money bet on it than an entire week of the FIFA World Cup group stage," said Voshkarin.
"On the day of the fight, we noticed a significant influx of new customers and the number of first deposits was 471 per cent higher than on an average day. All in all, activity on our platform grew significantly.
The number of unique users peaked at 157 per cent higher than normal. The number of bets grew by 73 per cent and the total stake of all bets by 79 per cent.”
