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@ElliotWorsell

Senior Writer

THERE was much talk both before and after Oleksandr Usyk fought Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia of records being broken and history being made, yet one particular record, which came to light only in the aftermath, will have satisfied not one of the characters involved.

This record, revealed by the , concerned the amount of people who had watched Usyk vs Fury – illegally, that is. At least 20 million people, according to this report, watched the fight on May 18 via illegal streams, which equates to £95million in lost revenue for the broadcasters. If that sounds a lot, it is.

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