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Smh. Why compete with the biggest fight of the year?Oleksandr Usyk's K2 promoter named November 10th and 17th as the two potential dates he has discussed with Eddie Hearn for the Tony Bellew fight. The venue is still up in the air, but would be in the UK.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) August 16, 2018