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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Donald McRae

‘Two fights left’: Usyk closes in on history and retirement with Dubois test

Oleksandr Usyk faces off against Daniel Dubois before their heavyweight titles fight at Wembley.
Oleksandr Usyk (left) will put his WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles on the line against IBF champion Daniel Dubois at Wembley. Photograph: Richard Pelham/Getty Images

Boxing, as Oleksandr Usyk knows, gets everyone in the end. It is a harsh and pitiless business and earlier this week, at the end of a long afternoon answering the same old questions in front of a line of television cameras, Usyk sat down with a small group of familiar faces who have written about him for years. During his last assignment for the day he opened up a little more as he spoke about the sacrifices boxing demands.

He told us how much he wanted to see his wife, Yekaterina, as she had just flown into London and they would be reunited that evening. Three months had passed, in a gruelling training camp, since they had been together and Usyk spoke about missing her and their four children.

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