Eddie Hearn and the Sauerland brothers have already shouldered the blame for preventing a potential undisputed heavyweight championship. In reality, the team behind Filip Hrgovic followed everyone else's lead and ultimately played the hand dealt in securing a heavyweight title shot. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, unified WBA 'Super'/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk was formally instructed to enter negotiations with Hrgovic, the current IBF mandatory challenger. According to a letter issued to both parties on Saturday--a copy of which was obtained by BoxingScene.com--both sides were given 30 days, or until December 12, to work out terms to avoid a purse bid hearing.
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