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Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk vacates WBO world title

Oleksandr Usyk vacates one of his heavyweight world titles

Boxing star Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) has officially vacated his World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight championship. The news was confirmed in a statement posted across the social media channels of the boxing sanctioning body on Monday.

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Fabio Wardley new WBO heavyweight champ as Oleksandr Usyk vacates title

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Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk vacates WBO world title as Fabio Wardley elevated

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Usyk vacates WBO heavyweight title, Wardley set to take over

Oleksandr Usyk has relinquished his WBO heavyweight title after informing the governing body he would not proceed with a mandatory defence against Britain’s Fabio Wardley, the World Boxing Organizatio...

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Oleksandr Usyk gives up world title and hands over belt to British boxer

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Oleksandr Usyk vacates WBO title, Fabio Wardley elevated

Ex-boxing champ Joseph Parker tested positive for cocaine on day of fight

Joseph Parker, the former World Boxing Organization Heavyweight champion, tested positive for cocaine on the day of his Oct. 25 loss to Fabio Wardley in England, according to The Sun. He now faces potential punishment, with The Sun mentioning a possible two-year ban.

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World Boxing will require sex testing for fighters before world championships in September

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The governing body for Olympic-style boxing will require sex testing for all fighters wishing to compete in the women’s division at its world championships next month. World Boxing already had announced its plan to require ...