Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Eddie Hearn’s gut feeling tells him that the most significant geopolitical crisis in the world at the moment will not end up having an adverse effect on the upcoming heavyweight title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua.
Oleksandr Usyk’s obituary one day will likely list more than just his boxing achievements. In a video posted on his Instagram account Saturday from his troubled homeland of Ukraine, the unified heavyweight champion of the world urged the citizens of Russia and its president Vladimir Putin to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia encroached on Ukrainian territory early Thursday morning with military force and have been trying to gain a foothold in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, all day Saturday.
WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is furious that Tyson Fury, the WBC champion, made a claim that he ran from a potential unification clash.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has no problem with moving forward with full division unification against Oleksandr Usyk in 2022. Fury is slated to face mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte on April 23 at Wembley Stadium.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is still having serious doubts that Anthony Joshua will move forward with a contracted rematch against WBO, IBO, WBA, IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk. Last September, Joshua outboxed Usyk over twelve rounds to capture the unified crown.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is planning to take down mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte - and then topple IBF, WBO, IBO, WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk. Fury is slated to defend his title against Whyte on April 23, likely at Wembley Stadium.
Frank Warren, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has raised doubts on Anthony Joshua moving forward with a contracted rematch against Oleksandr Usyk,
Tyson Fury never passes up on the opportunity to take a jab toward fellow British boxer Anthony Joshua, and the case was again the same during the WBC champion’s most recent interview with Max Kellerman on the ESPN show “Max on Boxing.”
Eddie Hearn, promoter for former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, explains that his boxer is beyond confident in his ability to overcome Oleksandr Uysk - with or without a trainer.
Bob Arum would love for nothing more than Oleksandr Usyk to beat Anthony Joshua again. The head of Top Rank Inc. said in a recent interview that he hopes to resume discussions about matching the winner of that heavyweight unification bout