Usyk’s heavyweight debut may be against Povetkin, Parker or Ortiz

Andrew Karlov Feb. 7, 2019, 2:37 p.m.

The undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) will hold his next fight on May 18. Eddie Hearn the co-promoter of the Ukrainian also named three candidates for Usyk's debut in the heavyweight division:

“Apparently, the next fight will take place on May 18 in the USA. We consider Povetkin, Parker and Ortiz. We need to see who wants to enter the ring with Usyk. He is ready to fight Ortiz, Parker, Povetkin - all these guys.

“I would not want him to meet with such strong opponents in his first heavyweight bout, but he wants it. I would like him to meet with someone simpler, but he demands otherwise. I think that's why people love him.”

Watch this story: Hearn named the date of Bivol's rematch with Beterbiev

Luis Ortiz will fight on March 3 against Christian Hammer (24-5, 14 KOs) and it is unlikely that the Cuban will agree to enter the ring with Usyk in two and a half months after.

Alimkhanuly challenged Alvarez to a fight

Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, the WBO and IBF middleweight champion of the world from Kazakhstan, offered ...

Stallone addressed Tyson after his loss to Paul

Sylvester Stallone, the legendary Hollywood actor, has reached out to the legendary Mike Tyson, who ...

Dubois' opponent will be Cabayel?

Frank Warren in a recent interview promised a great fight for Daniel Dubois (22-2, ...

Paul Tyson sold 60 million broadcasts

Streaming service Netflix reported that Friday's fight between Jake Paul and former world heavyweight ...

Mike Tyson - Jake Paul: the best moments of the fight

On the night of November 16, a fight between famed former world heavyweight champion Mike ...

Lost, but gave a fight: the result of the fight Tyson - Paul

Boxing night recently came to an end in Arlington, USA, with the legendary Mike Tyson ...

Comments

var _paq = window._paq = window._paq || []; _paq.push(['trackPageView']); _paq.push(['enableLinkTracking']); (function() { var u="//mm.magnet.kiev.ua/"; _paq.push(['setTrackerUrl', u+'matomo.php']); _paq.push(['setSiteId', '1']); var d=document, g=d.createElement('script'), s=d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; g.async=true; g.src=u+'matomo.js'; s.parentNode.insertBefore(g,s); })();