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Ukraine's Usyk Retains Heavyweight Boxing Titles With Knockout Victory


World boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk celebrates winning his fight against challenger Daniel Dubois from Great Britain in Wroclaw, Poland, on August 26.
World boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk celebrates winning his fight against challenger Daniel Dubois from Great Britain in Wroclaw, Poland, on August 26.

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk successfully defended his world heavyweight boxing titles by knocking out Britain’s Daniel Dubois in the ninth round of a fight in Wroclaw, Poland, on August 26. The victory enabled Usyk to retain his World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization, and International Boxing Federation titles. He has a perfect record of 21 wins in 21 bouts. Usyk landed several blows to Dubois’s head in the eighth round before securing victory in the ninth. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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