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Usyk has been campaigning for peace in Ukraine since his his rematch with Joshua three years ago.

Dvalishvili beat O'Malley for the belt last year with a typically relentless display of grappling and mirrored the performance in the rematch.

As far as the heavyweight division is concerned, all the talk is of the rematch between Usyk and Dubois, taking place on 19 July.

"It did me good not to go through that again in a rematch - not get more miles."

In a region where baseball is king, the long-awaited rematch of last year’s World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees is unfolding.