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Bellew welcomes Usyk rise
- Updated: September 18, 2016
Tony Bellew was an interested commentator as he saw former sparring partner Oleksandr Usyk join him as a cruiserweight world champion in Poland.
Working for Sky Sports, WBC king Bellew was quick to hand praise to Ukraine’s Usyk (10-0-KO9), who added the WBO crown to his Olympic and world amateur gold medals by unanimously outpointing Krzysztof Glowacki at Gdansk’s Ergo Arena.
Bellew, who defends his title against BJ Flores live on Sky Sports on October 15, said: “I’ve eagerly looked at Usyk’s reputation. I’ve known about him a long time and I used to spar with him …
