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Oleksandr Usyk lays out shocking retirement plan, next fight on radar

Former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, Oleksandr Usyk has revealed this evening how he only plans to compete for another two years maximum in the sport, before hanging up his gloves.

Usyk, the current WBA, WBC, WBO, and IBO heavyweight gold holder, most recently featured back in December in the Middle East, taking on former undisputed WBC champion, Tyson Fury.

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And handing the Morecambe native his second consecutive loss, Usyk turned in a one-sided unanimous decision win — to go with a prior judging victory over the Brit earlier that same year.