Alexander Krasyuk, promoter Oleksandr Usyk, in an interview with iD Boxing stated that regardless of the information that appears in the media, Philip Hrgovic will have to wait for their chance to fight for the world heavyweight title.
The Croatian is the official contender for the IBF title, which belongs to Usyk. According to Krasyuk, first the Ukrainian will have to make a mandatory defense of the WBA title, where Daniel Dubois is the official contender.
“The WBA has priority and there is no doubt about it. This order has been established, and WBA representatives will remind the IBF of this in an official letter. Hrgovic will get his chance, but later,” Krasyuk said.
Before Usyk can think about a mandatory title defense, he will have a unification fight with Tyson Fury. This fight is scheduled for spring in Saudi Arabia.
