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'Not a fake fight' - Usyk on Verhoeven & helping Joshua
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- Usyk also says he intends to help Anthony Joshua with his preparations for his forthcoming bout against Tyson Fury, and believes Joshua will win it.
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'Not a fake fight' - Usyk on Verhoeven & helping Joshua Close20Unified world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk says he is training with the "same intensity" as always for his fight against former kickboxing world champion Rico Verhoeven at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on Saturday.
Usyk also says he intends to help Anthony Joshua with his preparations for his forthcoming bout against Tyson Fury, and believes Joshua will win it.
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