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    Tyson Fury puts the gloves back on to fill up his car at station as he shows off horror eye cut

    TYSON FURY got the gloves back on following the postponement of his clash with Oleksandr Usyk – to fill up his car with petrol. The Gypsy King should have been less than two weeks out from the fight of his life against Usyk on February 17 in Saudi Arabia.
    Tyson Fury spotted out following the postponement of his fight with Oleksandr UsykCredit: Splash
    Fury wore a custom cap but his eye injury was there to seeCredit: Splash
    The heavyweight world champion got the gloves of a different kind back onCredit: Splash
    Fury had the protective gloves on while filling upCredit: Splash
    Fury’s horror was laid bareCredit: Splash
    But disaster struck when what appeared to be an accidental elbow thrown by sparring partner Agron Smakici caused the gruesome gash on his right eye.
    Immediately the historic undisputed title decider was rescheduled to May 18 and Fury has since returned home to Morecambe from Riyadh.
    The father-of-seven was soon back on the school run where he showed off his eye injury, which required over ten stitches.
    Fury – who looked in sensational shape in camp – was spotted out at a petrol station filling up his car with protective gloves on.
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    The WBC champion wore his own merchandise cap but the scars of his sparring injury were still laid bare.
    Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh was quick to confirm the revised fight date in a joint interview with both boxers.
    Fury, 35, and Usyk, 37, even revealed they have agreed to forfeit £10MILLION of their own cash if either withdraw.
    Usyk had set up shop in Valencia and even missed the birth of his newborn baby daughter Maria having been locked in training.
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    But he is set to return home to Ukraine for just three days worth of family time before getting back into camp.
    Fury meanwhile also spoke out to reveal his excitement for heading out to Saudi again to resume his preparations.
    Tyson Fury shows off horror eye cut as he returns to Morecambe to do the school run after delaying Oleksandr Usyk fight
    And in a separate social media video, he talked down retirement and called out Anthony Joshua, 34, and Francis Ngannou, 37, who fight on March 8.
    He said: “I keep hearing talk from people that I should retire or I’m gonna retire soon. I ain’t retiring.
    “I’ve got two fights with Usyk for the undisputed, twice. Then I’m gonna fight AJ at least once, maybe twice if there’s a rematch.
    “If he wants one after the first battering I give him. Then I’m gonna fight Ngannou again. And that’s just the start.
    “So there’s five little fights for you to whet your appetite with.”
    The cut that forced Fury out of the Usyk fightCredit: X @Queensbury
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    Anthony Joshua opponent now working as a bailiff as he goes viral in heated confrontation with man

    ANTHONY JOSHUA’S former opponent got in a heated confrontation while working as a bailiff.Ex-heavyweight Paul Butlin attempted to deliver a letter to an individual after being issued a warrant from the local magistrate.
    Paul Butlin had an angry confrontation in his job as a bailiffCredit: https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn
    The former boxer was attempting to deliver a letterCredit: https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn
    Butlin fought Anthony Joshua in 2013Credit: Getty
    He was told to go away after handing it over, with the individual throwing it back in his face.
    Butlin, 47, responded by telling the man to “get his hands off” him.
    He then warned an arrest warrant would come next before telling the individual: “I’m not here to fight you. I’m not a fighter mate.”
    Butlin was then threatened with violence before advising the man to read the letter and heed his warning.
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    The former boxer once fought Joshua – in an October 2013 clash at the Moterpoint Arena in Sheffield.
    AJ stopped him in the second round with Butler hanging up his gloves in 2016.
    He also faced Derek Chisora twice between 2008-09, with Del Boy winning both of the York Hall bouts on points.
    Butlin was even bitten by Chisora during their second showdown, with the Rutland fighter screaming out in agony.
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    The ref didn’t spot the incident, so Chisora got away with it on the night. But he was later fined £2,500 and slapped with a four-month ban.
    Butlin had 41 professional fights, winning just 16 while losing 24 – one ended in a draw.
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    Apollonia Llewellyn sends fans wild in barely-there cutout bikini before sprawling on bed as they praise her tan line

    APOLLONIA LLEWELLYN stunned fans by posing in a bikini, before she sprawled out on her bed in a crop top.The model and ring girl, 24, rose to prominence last year when she worked on a Misfits Boxing show.
    Apollonia Llewellyn posed in a bikini with a swimming pool in the backgroundCredit: Instagram
    She then took to a sauna in the same swimsuitCredit: Instagram
    She later laid on her bed in a matching pink outfitCredit: Instagram
    Since then, she has accumulated an Instagram following of 578,000 fans by frequently posting photos and videos on social media.
    And her latest set of snaps saw her in front of a swimming pool as she posed in a revealing blue bikini.
    Apollonia then shared another picture of her in the sauna, before she later sprawled out on her bed in pink underwear.
    And she added the caption: “Thank you to @courthousehotellondon for the best stays always 💤.”
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    Reacting to the images, one person replied: “With all due respect, you’re a beautiful, well-built beauty ❤️ ❤️😍😍🔥🔥.”
    Another added: “That one-piece swimsuit is 🔥.”
    While a third responded: “The tan line on wrist 😮.”
    Apollonia recently left little to the imagination as she teased fans with a funny skin-tight see-through top with the words: “Your boyfriend stalks my Instagram” written across the front.
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    The ring girl spends a lot of her time in the US and recently wowed fans as she posed in blue lingerie while in Florida.
    Last month, she showed off her peachy bum in a pink bikini.
    Apollonia Llewellyn sends fans into meltdown by going make-up-free in lacy see-through dress for raunchy clip
    And she flaunted her curves in another stunning bikini snap while in Spain.
    Earlier this week, she took to an ice bath as part of a charity challenge.
    She then got out and posed in a wet t-shirt, risking a social media ban in the process.
    Inside Apollonia’s glamorous life as influencer, ring girl and model …
    Apollonia burst out of this tiny silver bikini as she drank her ‘morning juice’Credit: INSTAGRAM
    Conor McGregor was among 8,000 fans who enjoyed this see-through lacy outfitCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Thousands of Apollonia’s fans enjoyed the view on the ring girl’s holiday to New YorkCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Apollonia braved the snow in the Lake DistrictCredit: Instagram
    Apollonia really enjoyed this bowl of pasta on her summer holiday to SantoriniCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Apollonia invited fans to ‘sit and stare’ at this picture, and thousands took her up on the invitationCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Fans were worried Apollonia’s top had shrunk in the wash as she enjoyed this hearty breakfastCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Apollonia’s followers were in awe of the stunner’s new hairdo as she wowed in a tiny yellow bikiniCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Apollonia sent a cheeky message to her fans as she posed in this glamorous see-through numberCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Apollonia told fans ‘no caption needed’ as she squeezed into this skin-tight see-through playsuitCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Apollonia revealed he ‘idea of happiness’ is being ‘wind swept on the beach’ with this busty snapCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Apollonia left very little to the imagination as she ‘brightened fans’ Mondays’ in a skimpy wet T-shirtCredit: INSTAGRAM
    Apollonia shot to recognition as a member of the Misfits Boxing fight night team
    She has garnered her a huge social media presenceCredit: INSTAGRAM @apolloniallewellyn
    Apollonia has over 570,000 Instagram followersCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
    She has turned down a staggering £100,000 to pose nude beforeCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
    The model insisted she isn’t money-orientedCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
    Apollonia shows off her jet setting lifestyle onlineCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
    She also holidayed in New YorkCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
    Apollonia is no stranger to a bikini pictureCredit: INSTAGRAM @apolloniallewellyn
    She has built a huge following on social mediaCredit: Instagram @apolloniallewellyn
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    John Fury vs Carl Froch tale of the tape: How the boxers compare ahead of ‘huge Wembley fight’ after war of words

    CARL FROCH has been embroiled in a bizarre war of words with John Fury – leading to speculative talks of a fight at Wembley. Froch has been outspoken ever since his retirement in 2014 and has been quick to criticise John’s son Tyson.

    John furiously defended his boy and called to fight Froch in the same place where the younger man so famously knocked out George Groves in front of 80,000.
    He said: “You and me, Wembley Stadium, 93,000 crowd. I’m up for that my friend.”
    Froch was quick to hit back and instead suggested they should settle the score in the name of charity.
    He said: “If any kind of fight was gonna materialise for me and you, it wouldn’t be for financial gain. I’m sorry to burst your bubble.
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    “There’s no money to be had. If this stupidity becomes real because of the Misfits scene, I’d be doing it for charity.”
    Froch retired in 2014 following his KO over Groves and did so as a two-time world champion.
    He stands 6ft 1in tall with a reach of 75in and was renowned for his relentless style and iron chin.
    Froch won 33 of his 35 fights, losing only to American great Andre Ward and Mikkel Kessler, a result he avenged in a rematch.
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    The British legend – who left the sport with 24 knockouts – bowed out in legendary style be KOing rival Groves at Wembley.
    Has has teased a return in the past, most notably to fight YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul.
    Carl Froch in war of words with John Fury as pair clash over ex-champ’s criticism of Tyson’s career
    And Froch even revealed he was weighing as much as 14 STONE in retirement, up two stone from his fighting weight.
    John on the other hand is most notable for fathering and coaching sons Tyson and Tommy.
    But he did have a professional boxing career, fighting 13 times with eight wins, four losses and a draw.
    And John claims to have been a fierce bare-knuckle boxer during his heyday.
    His last official fight was in 1995, losing on points to Steve Garber.
    John stands slightly taller than Froch at 6ft 3in and formerly fought at heavyweight.
    But not much is known on his exact weight now – at 59 – or details on his reach.
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    John has been quick to challenge superstar names like Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis.
    And he is even ready to fight Tyson’s old sparring partner Joe Egan, so long as the price is right. More

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    Oscar De La Hoya stuns fans with naked picture as girlfriend and Topless Sports League creator teases collaboration

    BOXING legend Oscar De La Hoya left his social media followers stunned with a snap of himself completely naked.The former six-weight world champion is no stranger to questionable social media antics, posting many an overexcited video of himself to Instagram.
    Boxing legend snd promoter Oscar De La Hoya is a regular user of social mediaCredit: GETTY
    The former six-weight world champion has shared many a bizarre video to InstagramCredit: INSTAGRAM@OSCARDELAHOYA
    The 51-year-old stunned his followers this week with a naked photo of himself ironingCredit: INSTAGRAM@OSCARDELAHOYA
    But the Mexican-American’s recent post on the photo-sharing website baffled the one million followers.
    On Tuesday, the 51-year-old shared a photo of himself ironing completely naked to promote an upcoming reality TV series.
    De La Hoya’s modesty was barely covered by the white shirt he was happily ironing.
    His accompanying caption read: “Reality show coming soon.”
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    Scores of the boxing icon’s followers were quick to comment, with one saying: “Osca, WTF are u doin’?”
    Another said: “Midlife crisis.”
    And another said: “Time for him to grow up.”
    One remarked: “Midlife crisis hitting hard!”
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    Oscar De La Hoya’s girlfriend Holly Sonders will be part of the reality TV showCredit: INSTAGRAM@HOLLY.SONDERS
    The bombshell has a tattoo of De La Hoya on her backCredit: SPLASH
    Another chimed in: “I see that your living life which is good, but doing something like this at your age.
    “Come on gotta be more mature. Especially for your loved ones out there.”
    Holly Sonders laughs off wardrobe malfunction as Oscar De La Hoya’s stunning girlfriend shows off golf swing
    De La Hoya’s post spread like wildfire on Instagram and on X, much to the delight of his girlfriend Holly Sonders – the founder of the Topless Sports League.
    The former golfer, sports broadcaster and model commented: “100k views on this in 4 minutes? I think our show will do pretty well.”
    De La Hoya retired from boxing in 2008 after a brutal beatdown at the hands of fellow great Manny Pacquiao.
    But he came out of retirement in 2020 to throw down with former UFC light-heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort.
    A bout of Covid, however, scuppered the fight as De La Hoya – who admitted to being hit too many times in sparring – ended up being hospitalised.
    During an appearance on The MMA Hour, he said: “I’m done. Like I said, everything happens for a reason.
    “And I’m actually glad I didn’t come back.
    Oscar De La Hoya and Holly Sounders began dating back in 2021Credit: Splash
    “I think my ego got a little bit of me as a fighter, because being in the ring, to me, is my safe zone.
    “Boxing, the ring, it’s everything to me. Nobody can touch me in there, I feel safe.
    “So, the fact that I wanted to get in the ring and train and feel that adrenaline, it kind of took over me mentally.
    “I believed that I can really do this, and that’s obviously the nemesis of a fighter: when your mind tells you you can do it, but your body is just not responding.
    “It’s a love-hate relationship that I have with boxing, but everything happens for a reason.
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    “I got Covid really bad, I’m glad I survived it, and here we are.
    “I’m not going to come back any time soon, that’s for sure.”
    Oscar De La Hoya was due to return to the ring in 2020 but was struck down by CovidCredit: Getty More

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    Tyson Fury reveals stunning five-fight plan including Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua

    TYSON FURY has rebuffed retirement rumours by laying out an outrageous five-fight plan – which includes back-to-back showdowns with Brit rival Anthony Joshua.Speculation that the Gypsy King could hang up his gloves spread like wildfire after his undisputed dust-up with Oleksandr Usyk was postponed due to injury.
    Tyson Fury’s undisputed showdown with Oleksandr Usyk has been postponed until May 18Credit: EPA
    Speculation was rife that Fury could retire after the postponement of the fightCredit: GETTY
    The Gypsy King has dismissed suggestions of retirement with an outrageous five-fight planCredit: INSTAGRAM@TYSONFURY
    The pair’s historic unification bout has been rescheduled for May 18, with a rematch likely to take place before year’s end.
    And Fury, 35, has grand plans of going on what would be a legacy-defining run after becoming the first undisputed heavyweight king in nearly a quarter of a century,
    The WBC king said on Instagram: “I keep hearing talk from people that I should retire or I’m gonna retire soon. I ain’t retiring [anytime soon].
    “I’ve got two fights with Usyk for the undisputed, twice.
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    “Then I’m gonna fight AJ at least once, maybe twice if there’s a rematch.
    “If he wants one after the first battering I give him.”
    After consecutive domestic dust-ups with AJ, Fury plans to exact revenge on the man who gave him the biggest black of eye of his undefeated career – former UFC champ Francis Ngannou.
    He continued: “Then I’m gonna fight Ngannou again. And that’s just the start.
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    “So there’s five little fights for you to whet your appetite with.”
    Fury has retired and unretired several times over the last few years, much to the annoyance of boxing fans.
    New footage appears to show moment Tyson Fury was cut by an ELBOW causing Oleksandr Usyk fight to be scrapped
    But the Wythenshawe warrior insists he’s still operating at an elite level and won’t be going anywhere in the coming years.
    He said: “I ain’t going nowhere, nowhere! 35 years old in the prime of my life and I’m ready to smash.”
    Boxing fans were quick to comment on Fury’s multi-million-pound plan for the rest of his career, with one saying: “This will take him to 45 years old.”
    Another said: “Five fights? Mate, that’ll take you a decade to get those done.”
    And another said: “Keep smashing it, ignore the haters, live life to the fullest.”
    Tyson Fury is hoping to fight Anthony Joshua twice after his back-to-back clashes with UsykCredit: REUTERS
    Fury plans to close out his five-fight run with a rematch with former UFC champ Francis NgannouCredit: AFP
    One remarked: “Believe it all when I see it mate!
    “You will be saying you don’t need to fight AJ next week.”
    Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra chimed in: “A person without enemies is a person without values brother.”
    Fury’s February 17 clash with Usyk was postponed due to the horror cut he suffered below his right eyebrow in sparring last week.
    He said of the cancellation: “This is not a blessing in disguise, but I take God’s will as it comes.
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    “I was 100 per cent confident I was going to knock Usyk out. I was 100 per cent ready.
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    My grandad is the most famous boxer ever but I used to keep it a secret.. now I’m making my own way in a different sport

    BIAGGIO ALI WALSH is the grandson to the most iconic fighter of all time – but it is not something he ever wanted people to know. The former college football prospect grew up doing his best to avoid anyone finding out he was related to the legendary Muhammad Ali.
    Biaggio Ali Walsh is the grandson of Muhammad Ali
    Ali pictured with a young BiaggioCredit: biaggioaliwalsh
    It was only after his family ties were revealed in the press that Biaggio’s cover was blown forever.
    He told SunSport: “When I was younger, a lot of people didn’t know who I was, we kept it a secret, me and my family.
    “The only people who really knew where my closest friends who are still my closest friends today that would come over to the house and they would see all this Muhammad Ali stuff.
    “When I was playing football, Max Preps came out with something and to this day I still don’t know how they found out who I was related to.
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    “I guess word spread like wildfire, I don’t know. But since high school everyone knew that I was Ali’s grandson and now I’m participating in a combat sports it’s only getting worse.”
    Biaggio set his sights on completely distancing himself from the family trade, despite auntie Laila being a boxing champion and brother Nico also turning professional.
    He dreamed of playing in the NFL after getting a scholarship to play in California but by 2019 he hung up his boots and instead picked up the gloves.
    But not the boxing gloves that gave his family so much legacy – as Biaggio instead began training in MMA and by 2022 he had his first fight.
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    Now a 7-1 amateur, the American makes his pro debut in Saudi Arabia on February 24 on the PFL vs Bellator card.
    It comes almost 50 years on from Ali’s infamous hybrid fight against Japanese wrestler Antonio Inoki in Tokyo.
    Muhammad Ali’s grandson Biaggio reveals decision to turn professional in MMA ahead of PFL vs Bellator
    Biaggio, 25, said: “I think it’s cool that an Ali would be fighting in MMA.
    “I think it was in 76’ my grandfather did a cross-martial arts thing with a wrestler.
    “So like that’s kind of how MMA started, the boxer versus the wrestler, jiu jitsu versus karate, taekwondo against the judo guy.
    “It was kind of like what martial arts is the best and that was going on in the 70s when my grandfather did a cross fight with a wrestler.
    “So yeah, I think it’s cool to say like, ‘The Alis are a boxing family but Biaggio does MMA.’”
    Biaggio was signed to the Professional Fighters League in 2022 and won all five of his bouts by knockout.
    And from the get-go – while still an amateur – Biaggio had the eyes of the world on him having carried his famous fighting name into the cage.
    It is the same pressure he has dealt with from the moment his family roots were revealed – so nothing will be new when he returns this time as a pro.
    He said: “It doesn’t feel different. I’m always going to have a target on my back even when I was playing football I had a target on my back.
    “Especially when I was running to the touch down and they were behind me and they could see that big target on my back! And it’s only really going to get worse, really.
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    “The media interviews are going to pile up, the haters are going to get much worse, the online comments, it’s all going to get completely worse. So I’m ready for it, come on. I don’t care.”
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    Oleksandr Usyk happy Tyson Fury fight postponed as it allows his ‘goddess of victory’ to attend in Ring of Fire clash

    MRS USYK is the only ­one of hubby Oleksandr’s team who is happy that Tyson Fury has postponed their heavyweight super fight.Ukraine’s WBA, IBF and WBO king had missed the January 28 birth of his fourth child — daughter Maria — to be in Valencia training for the planned February 17 showdown.
    Tyson Fury was due to face Oleksandr Usyk in a historic heavyweight showdown next weekendCredit: EPA
    Their long-overdue showdown was postponed last week after Fury suffered a cut in sparringCredit: INSTAGRAM@TYSONFURY
    Team Usyk were initially frustrated by the latest delay to the unification boutCredit: AP
    The Ukrainian, however, is happy as the delay means his wife will be able to attend the fightCredit: RICHARD PELHAM
    But WBC champ Fury pulled out on Friday after suffering a horror cut above his right eye in sparring and is already back in Morecambe recovering with his family.
    It is the first time that Usyk, 37, a London 2012 Olympics gold medal winner and former undisputed cruiserweight boss, has put his career ahead of parenthood.
    But he is somehow not raging at the long-awaited showdown with Fury being postponed until May 18.
    And wife Yekaterina is overjoyed that she can now recover from a fourth labour to be ringside — as always — when her southpaw soulmate finally takes on the Gypsy King.
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    Usyk, a devout husband, father and Orthodox Christian, said: “My wife was happy when she heard the news.
    “Maria was born on January 28 and the fight was going to be [on] February 17.
    “So it was going to be too soon for her to leave the baby and travel.
    “Now she knows, with the new delays, that she will be able to come to the May 18 new date.
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    “My wife has never missed one of my fights — so this fight was put off, especially for her!
    “My wife gives me all of my power, she is my goddess of victory.”
    Tyson Fury shows off horror eye cut as he returns to Morecambe to do the school run after delaying Oleksandr Usyk fight
    Usyk’s young family have suffered displacement and months apart since Russia’s invasion of their homeland.
    And now this latest training camp has cost them precious time with no reward.
    Speaking to SunSport, humble Usyk APOLOGISED to the little girl whose arrival he missed.
    He said: “That was the first birth I have missed.
    “I should have been with my wife, I should have been there with her.
    “I was home for my first daughter Yelizaveta, I love you.
    Usyk missed the birth of his fourth child preparing for his fight with FuryCredit: INSTAGRAM@NURSULTAN_AMANZHOLOV
    “I was home for Kyrylo and I was home for Mykhailo, too.
    “So only Maria, I am sorry darling. Of course I wanted to be there, waiting in the corridor to meet her.
    “But I will not say it was too sad, everyone is safe and happy.”
    The super-dedicated leftie will now take a few days away from training to meet his new daughter properly.
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    And he will return to work empowered by the superwomen in his life.
    Usyk added: “I want to come home to hug my daughter and thank my wife. Then I will return to training.” More