Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Former two division world champion David Haye, who manages heavyweight contender Derek Chisora, is keeping his fighter fully motivated on the upcoming fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion, is taking part in his second career fight as a heavyweight.
If David Haye were Oleksandr Usyk’s manager, he would’ve advised against fighting Dereck Chisora. There’s too much at stake for the unbeaten Usyk, in Haye’s opinion, for him to have accepted a fight with Chisora that’s scheduled for May 23 at O2 Arena in London. Ukraine’s Usyk, once the undisputed cruiserweight champion, is the WBO’s mandatory challenger for one of Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight titles.
Oleksandr Usyk has a tattoo of London and the Olympic rings across his left forearm, and he will return to the site of his 2012 Olympics gold medal winning performance for the second time as a pro looking to solidify his standing in the heavyweight division when he takes on Derek Chisora in a showdown on May 23 at the 02 Arena in London.
Oleksandr Usyk is hoping his upcoming ring return pushed through as planned. Usyk has been out of the ring since October of 2019, when he made his heavyweight debut with a stoppage of very late replacement Chazz Witherspoon. That victory was Usyk's only bout since the fall of 2018, when the former undisputed cruiserweight world champion stopped Tony Bellew.
The handlers for former undisputed cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk expect their boxer to get a world title shot at Anthony Joshua in 2020. At the moment, Usyk will take part in the second heavyweight fight of his career when he takes on Derek Chisora on May 23 at the O2 Arena in London.
True to form, Oleksandr Usyk did his best to make light of a serious topic. His brief staredown with future opponent Derek Chisora ended with the two posing for a selfie and with the unbeaten former cruiserweight king spraying the air in his effort to ensure a sterile environment. The sign of the times was a reminder of how a minor injury helped avoid his fight falling prey to a major global crisis.
Oleksandr Usyk has warned that he will not allow anyone to "cheat" him out of his mandatory crack at the heavyweight title. Usyk is the mandatory challenger, under the World Boxing Organization. The current WBO world champion is Anthony Joshua, who also holds the IBF, WBA, IBO world titles.
Former two division champion David Haye, who manages heavyweight contender Derek Chisora, believes his man will pull off a major upset when he faces Oleksandr Usyk. The contest will take place on May 23, at The O2 Arena in London.
David Haye, the manager of heavyweight contender Derek Chisora, believes his boxer will create a tremendous upset when he faces former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Chisora will clash with Usyk on May 23rd at the O2 Arena in London.
Former undisputed cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk was very interested observer when Tyson Fury was able to topple Deontay Wilder in style last month. Back on February 22nd, Fury dropped Wilder twice and eventually stopped him in the seventh round to capture the WBC heavyweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.