Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Top Rank president Todd DuBoef, who promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is still hoping to finalize a future deal for an undisputed showdown with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Joe Joyce was rooting for Daniel Dubois to knock off Oleksandr Usyk. Dubois is a fellow British boxer, a former teammate on Great Britain’s amateur squad and they’re both represented by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions. If Dubois had upset Ukraine’s Usyk, Joyce knew avenging his own loss to Zhilei
Top Rank boss Bob Arum believes an undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is imminent. The potential pitting of the WBC champion Fury and WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO titlist Usyk has been snakebitten with drawn-out and failed negotiations over the last year, but Arum remains optimistic that the clash will eventually materialize.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is not motivated by capturing more world titles. On October 28th in Saudi Arabia, Fury will return to the ring in crossover boxing match against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. Fury's title will not be at stake.
Oleksandr Usyk hasn’t come close to losing a fight yet. Now of course, his last outing was a bit shaky, but outside of a controversial low blow/body shot, Usyk dominated Daniel Dubois before eventually stopping him in the ninth round.
Promoter Bob Arum saw a clear infraction take place during the controversial fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois. Last month, unified heavyweight champion Usyk of Ukraine successfully defended his belts against London’s Dubois by
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is open to the scenario of returning to the table to negotiate an undisputed fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk. Fury is scheduled to face former UFC champion Francis Ngannou in a non-title bout on October 28 in Saudi Arabia.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury took aim at Oleksandr Usyk over his recent performance against mandatory challenger Daniel Dubois. Last month in Poland, Usyk retained the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO titles with a ninth round knockout of Dubois.
The team for heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois have officially logged a formal appeal with the WBA in a bid to have the Londoner’s stoppage defeat to Oleksandr Usyk declared a no-contest and for there to be an immediate rematch, Sky Sports have reported.
In a way, Eddie Hearn is a fan of Daniel Dubois. The longtime promoter enjoys watching the British native enter the ring with his muscles bulging everywhere before he ultimately leaves his opponents unconscious.