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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Alex Pattle

Eddie Hearn advises Oleksandr Usyk over next fight and retirement: ‘Gives him an excuse’

Eddie Hearn has suggested that Oleksandr Usyk should pursue a rematch with Rico Verhoeven, and that the Ukrainian should aim to retire with a win in that bout.

On 23 May, Usyk beat Verhoeven at the pyramids of Giza to retain the WBC heavyweight title and stay unbeaten, but those facts hardly tell the story of the fight.

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