against fellow 2012 Olympic gold medallist Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13KOs) in front of 65,000 fans at the impressive Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

It’s the kind of big fight and huge event the old hurt business desperately needs coming so soon after the absolute atrocity which was 58-year-old Evander Holyfield’s defeat by Vitor Belfort in Florida earlier this month.

Holyfield could barely stand up against Belfort. Damaged goods in the most unforgiving sport of them all. Yet once upon a time Evander was the best heavyweight in the world, and like ‘The Real Deal’ before him, Usyk now has grand designs of becoming a two-weight world champion at both cruiserweight and heavyweight.