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Usyk reveals heartbreaking text from daughter in bomb shelter before Verhoeven fight

Olexsandr Usyk revealed that his daughter had sent him a message from a bomb shelter in Ukraine just before his fight against Rico Verhoeven in Egypt on Saturday (23 May).

The unbeaten Ukrainian boxer, 39, defended his WBC world heavyweight title by stopping the kickboxing world champion, 37, at the end of the 11th round.

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