A fighter’s last dance in boxing has always been a tricky mix of ego, necessity and cash. It is no different for the former undisputed heavyweight king, Oleksandr Usyk.
Late last month, Usyk relinquished his three world championship belts and immediately started talking about a “last dance”, one more fight before walking away for good. The idea of a last dance is perhaps the closest thing we have in boxing to a testimonial.