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REVEALED: Usyk set to face parker in heavyweight title fight on wbo orders | Vintage Vibes

Oleksandr Usyk defeated Daniel Dubois to unify the heavyweight belts on July 19 [Andrew Boyers/Reuters]

The WBO has ordered negotiations for a bout between its interim heavyweight champion Joseph Parker and the unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, the ruling body has said.

Both parties have 30 days to agree on terms for a mandatory defence of Usyk’s title, and if they fail to do so, the WBO will open a purse bid.

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