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Coming off an almost yearlong layoff, recovering from a torn biceps and fighting a short-notice replacement opponent, Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday made a successful heavyweight debut by stopping Chazz Witherspoon at the end of the seventh round.
Witherspoon did not offer much resistance, lackadaisically wandering around the ring and only boxing in short bursts while still getting tired. Though the fight was all about Usyk’s potential heavyweight future, Witherspoon never landed a big enough shot to test the Olympic gold medalist’s chin at the new weight class, and he was not tall enough -- he is listed at 6-foot-4 -- to determine how Usyk would fare while having to pressure a giant like Tyson Fury.