Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Derek Chisora doesn’t dispute the outcomes of his first two fights with Tyson Fury. Chisora’s upcoming opponent out-pointed him in their first fight, a 12-rounder in July 2011 at Wembley Arena in London. The undefeated Fury produced an even more decisive victory over Chisora in their rematch three years later,
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. believes there was miscommunication between Anthony Joshua and his corner, when the British star collided with Oleksandr Usyk in their August rematch.
Tyson Fury is more than willing to fight the undefeated two-division champion who beat the other star British heavyweight twice. The unbeaten WBC champion just doesn’t expect to get the credit Fury feels he’d deserve for becoming opponent to
Tyson Fury figures he’ll fight Oleksandr Usyk next if Fury defeats Dereck Chisora on December 3 in London. A showdown with Uysk would afford Fury, the WBC champ, and Usyk, who owns the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO belts, the opportunity to become boxing’s first fully unified heavyweight champion of the four-belt era. Bob Arum and Frank
Assuming Tyson Fury defeats Dereck Chisora for the third time December 3, the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion’s co-promoter cannot see anything stopping him from fighting Oleksander Usyk next.
Oleksandr Usyk's handlers are not concerned with a recent mandatory order to face Filip Hrgovic. Usyk, who holds the IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA heavyweight titles, is coming off back to back decision wins over Anthony Joshua.
The trainer of heavyweight contender Joe Joyce thinks the key to defeating Oleksandr Usyk was revealed in his last fight. Ismael Salas, the respected trainer who has been working with London’s Joyce for the past five years, said he was struck
Malik Scott, the head trainer for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, says Oleksandr Usyk - the unified champion - should face his boxer instead of waiting around for Tyson Fury, who currently holds the WBC strap.
Eddie Hearn and the Sauerland brothers have already shouldered the blame for preventing a potential undisputed heavyweight championship. In reality, the team behind Filip Hrgovic followed everyone else’s lead and ultimately played the hand dealt in securing a heavyweight title shot. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, unified WBA ‘Super’/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk was formally instructed to enter negotiations with Hrgovic, the current IBF mandatory challenger. According to a letter issued to both parties on Saturday—a copy of which was obtained by BoxingScene.com—both sides were given 30 days, or until December 12, to work out terms to avoid a purse bid hearing.
The road to crowning an undisputed heavyweight champion has endured its first roadblock. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that unified WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk was instructed by the IBF to enter negotiations for a mandatory title defense against number-one contender Filip Hrgovic. Representatives for the