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· June 26, 2026 at 4:23 PM

Usyk vacates world titles

Oleksandr Usyk has vacated his WBC, WBA, IBF and Ring Magazine world heavyweight titles - but revealed he has not retired.
Usyk, who is coming off a contentious stoppage win over kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven, has decided to drop the three sanctioning body belts in a move which has blown the heavyweight division wide open.

Originally reported by Sky Sports. Read the full story at the original source.

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