Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Tony Bellew believes the showdown with Oleksandr Usyk is very likely to happen right now. As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Bellew's promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom, held two meetings in Paris with Usyk's promoter Alexander Krassyuk - and both meetings went very well.
A potential cruiserweight blockbuster between Tony Bellew and Oleksandr Usyk is inching a few steps closer. Eddie Hearn, promoter for Bellew, has two positive face to face meetings with Alexander Krassyuk from K2, who promotes Usyk.
Oleksandr Usyk’s big victory over Murat Gassiev may have seemed pretty one-sided but was far from an easy win for the Ukrainian pugilist. General Director of K2 Promotions Ukraine, Alexander A. Krassyuk believes it took all the skills, talent, and constant focus of his protégé to secure the big win, one that netted Usyk the undisputed world champion status at cruiserweight.
Tony Bellew is convinced that former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (26-0, 19 KOs) would be a much easier opponent than unified cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs).
Winning the first Muhammad Ali Trophy in the prestigious World Boxing Super Series tournament and thus becoming the first ever undisputed cruiserweight world champion in the four-belt era made Oleksandr Usyk celebrated than ever.
Tony Bellew is very confident in his ability to defeat IBF, WBC, WBA, WBO cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk (15-0, 11 KOs), who is widely regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport.
Alexander A. Krassyuk, General Director of K2 Promotions, Ukraine and promoter of Oleksandr Usyk has confirmed his team’s number one choice is to enter the heavyweight division in the near future and face a marquee name opponent to taste the waters before an ultimate showdown against WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO unified titleholder Anthony Joshua.
Oleksandr Usyk Press Conference Photos Gallery - Over one hundred media members signed up for a press conference to be present at the official homecoming ceremony of boxing’s brand-new cruiserweight undisputed world champion, Oleksandr Usyk on Wednesday afternoon in Kiev.
Over one hundred media members signed up for a press conference to be present at the official homecoming ceremony of boxing’s brand-new cruiserweight undisputed world champion, Oleksandr Usyk on Wednesday afternoon in Kiev.
TRAINER Dave Coldwell admits his fighter Tony Bellew will be a significant underdog should the proposed fight with cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk be made. “It’s the toughest fight out there but it’s the biggest challenge,” Coldwell stated.