Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Oleksandr Usyk will be a very interested observer in the upcoming fight between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC beltholder Francis Ngannou. The non-title fight is scheduled to take place on October 28 in Saudi Arabia.
Alexander Krassyuk, promoter for unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, says there is no doubt that his boxer was hit with a low blow in the fifth round of his fight with Daniel Dubois.
Filip Hrgovic could be in position to catch Oleksandr Usyk on the decline, at least according to Hrgovic’s own promoter. Last Saturday night, Usyk, the unified WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight champion, stopped mandatory challenger Daniel
Daniel Dubois believes a foul took place in his bid to seize Oleksandr Usyk’s unified heavyweight titles. Just not the one that has sparked an ongoing debate. The hulking Brit believed he scored a fifth-round knockdown when a right hand hurt and dropped Usyk in their title
Heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois admits that he was mentally affected by the referee's decision to rule his body shot as a low blow in the fifth round. During the fifth, Dubois connected with a punch that immediately sent Usyk down in pain for several minutes. The referee, Luis Pabon, ruled it as a low blow.
Heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois wants "justice" after his knockout loss to unified world champion Oleksandr Usyk. On Saturday night in Poland, Usyk knocked out Dubois in the ninth round to retain his IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world titles.
Oleksandr Usyk will have to wait at least one more fight for any shot at fuly unifying the heavyweight crown. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF is prepared to order its mandatory title defense between Usyk and number-one contender Filip Hrgovic. The plan has been in place all month but parked due to the rotational system in place for unified titlists.
Alexander Krassyuk, promoter for WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, does not see any controversy in the knockout victory over Daniel Dubois.
Former two-division world champion Carl Frampton believes Daniel Dubois should be heavyweight champion after a controversial fifth round in his world title fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
Frank Warren, promoter for heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois, is planning to protest the outcome of his boxer's world title fight with Oleksandr Usyk.