Oleksandr Usyk makes major change to camp for first time in 12 years just weeks before Daniel Dubois fight
The undefeated Ukranian is just over three weeks away from
Wembley
.
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Olekandr Usyk will renew his rivalry with Daniel Dubois at Wembley next month
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Usyk, 38, will bid to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champ against Triple D
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He'll enter the fight following an emotional split from long-time promoter Alexander Krassyuk
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But he'll no longer have long-time promoter Alexander Krassyuk on his team as he and his countryman have gone their separate ways after 12 years working together.
K2 Promotions chief Krassyuk confirmed the pair's split in an emotional Instgram post.
It read: "It's been a tremendous journey -- 12 years of unbelievable success.
Two young dreamers met each other to change the game.
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"Back in 2013, I gave you my word and kept it.
"At the time, no one believed we were capable of achieving what we set out to do.
"But by the grace of God, we completed the mission impossible."
The split, judging from Krassyuk's post, which was also cross-posted on Usyk's page, seems to be an incredibly amicable one.
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Alexander Krassyuk admits it was a 'dream come true' to share Oleksandr Usyk's journey
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A clearly emotional Krassyuk continued: "A dream come true.
"Thank you for all we've gone through and for the honour to be the lifetime promoter of the Double
Undisputed
.
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"May the Lord bless you and guide your
next
steps
, thanks God for everything."
Although the post was also shared to his account, pound-for-pound king
Usyk's separation from Krassuyk will be music to the ears of IBF heavyweight king Dubois, who will bid to exact revenge on the slick southpaw under the famous Wembley arch.
Dubois, 27,
Triple D thought he'd claimed the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring heavyweight titles in the fifth round when he dropped Usyk with a rasping body shot.
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Referee Luis Pabon, however, deemed the punch to be a low blow and gave Usyk the allotted five minutes to recover.
But the official controversially urged the unified champ to take more time to recover after the fan favourite said he was ready to fight.
But their attempts to overturn the result of the Wroclaw war, however, were KO'd by the Panama-based sanctioned body.
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