Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Even before unified heavyweight world titlist Anthony Joshua knocked out mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev on Saturday there was already much discussion about a possible showdown with champion Tyson Fury for the undisputed title.
Getting a heavyweight world title shot against Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury obviously would be Joe Joyce’s preference. Those two British stars appear most interested in facing each other, however, which would leave Oleksandr Usyk as the most appealing potential opponent for Joyce. Ukraine’s Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs) is the mandatory challenger for Joshua’s WBO belt, but Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) might vacate that championship to ensure that the Fury fight can happen sometime in 2021.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is looking for a monster year in 2021. This Saturday night at the SSE Arena at Wembley, Joshua will defend his titles against the IBF's mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev. Should Joshua win, he will set his sights on a full division unification clash with Tyson Fury.
Joe Joyce has warned Oleksandr Usyk that he will be facing a much better fighter than he beat seven years ago if they have a rematch for the vacant WBO heavyweight title next year.
Former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will push hard for his WBO mandatory crack at the heavyweight title. Last month, Usyk returned to the ring in his second fight in the heavyweight division - and won a very tough twelve round unanimous decision over veteran Derek Chisora.
Heavyweight banger Daniel Dubois is less than two weeks away from his showdown with Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce. The 23-year-old is going to face fellow unbeaten Joyce, 35, on November 28. There is a lot of momentum riding on the outcome, with the winner likely moving forward to a potential world title shot in the near future.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, does not expect a quick resolution to the ongoing legal drama between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Hearn is hoping to make a big unification between Joshua and Fury, who holds the WBC title, in 2021.
Mairis Briedis, Latvian sports hero and Season II Cruiserweight Muhammad Ali Trophy winner, opens up on his WBSS success, Oleksandr Usyk, next career move, and much more in this honest Q&A with the World Boxing Super Series.
A few days ago, World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman created a mountain of negative press when he announced his organization's decision to establish a new weight class called "bridgerweight" - which runs from 200 to 224-pounds.
JOE JOYCE BELIEVES he is fighting for promotional priority, as well as the British and European titles, when he takes on Daniel Dubois in a huge heavyweight collision on November 28. Hall-of-Fame promoter Frank Warren has been in the corner of Dubois since setting him on the road to professional stardom in April of 2017 at the age of 19. The Peacock Gym product has more than lived up to his Dynamite billing and is, by common consensus, the best young heavyweight in the business.