Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
All that is apparently standing in the way of Oleksandr Usyk from getting his shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship is the green light from Tyson Fury.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for Anthony Joshua, is giving WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury the edge in a potential 2023 undisputed clash with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is fully focused on securing a fight with WBC champion Tyson Fury before the month of March.
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is taking the rest of the year off in order to mentally recover from the August decision loss to unified world champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Oleksandr Usyk has insisted all along that he intends to fight Tyson Fury in a heavyweight championship unification bout. In September, the WBO, WBA, IBF, and IBO titlist Usyk said he planned on taking a break until the first part of 2023 in order to allow his injuries to heal following a second consecutive decision victory against Anthony Joshua in August.
Joe Joyce was honored at the annual WBO Convention with the official presentation of his interim heavyweight title. It was the honor bestowed upon unified WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO champ Oleksandr Usyk, however, that served as greater motivation for what lies ahead.
The hits keep on coming for Oleksandr Usyk. A repeat win over England’s Anthony Joshua saw Ukraine’s Usyk successfully defend his WBA ‘Super’/IBF/WBO heavyweight titles this past August 21 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The win came eleven months after dethroning Joshua (24-3, 22KOs) with a competitive but clear unanimous decision last September 25 on the road at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has rejected suggestions that Derek Chisora is tune-up for a 2023 undisputed showdown with WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO champion Oleksandr Usyk.
WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has a lot of options to consider in 2023. He saw action once in 2022, when he retained his unified crown with a hard-fought twelve round decision win over Anthony Joshua.
The promoter of WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk made it abundantly clear there is only one target on the hit list for his charge.