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📊 Oleksandr Usyk’s K2 promoter Alex Krassyuk stated there is a 70% chance Usyk’s next fight will be a heavyweight debut against either Alexander Povetkin or Luis Ortiz. He claims Jarrell Miller and Joseph Parker already turned down the fight.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) January 5, 2019