Alexander Krassyuk, the promoter of K2 Promotions Ukraine, claims that he received from Paco Valcarsel, the head of the WBO a guarantee that Oleksander Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) will soon receive the status of a mandatory challenger for the heavyweight title.
Former unified cruiserweight champion Murat Gassiev of Russia may make his debut in the heavyweight division in June. This was announced by Vitaly Slanov the coach of the athlete.
In one of the fights within the boxing evening in Katowice, Poland, which took place on April 6, middleweight Robert Talarek (24-13-2, 16 KOs) defeated Patryk Szymanski (19-2, 10 KOs) in the fifth round by technical knockout. The fight was incredibly dramatic - both fighters just visited the floor ten times.
WBC/IBF/WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) in his last interview said that his future fight against heavyweight Carlos Takam (36-5-1, 28 KOs) will be the beginning of his journey in the new division.
Former WBA champion Felix Sturm of Germany was arrested in Cologne, according to Bild. It is reported that a 40-year-old athlete was arrested at a fitness fair. According to the source, Sturm is accused of tax evasion. It is also noted that the athlete recently lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina and was unavailable to the German police.
The next hearings in the court in the city of San Bernardino, California, in the case of an attack on a woman suspected by WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev of Russian, will be held on April 19.
The undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk shared his emotions from his first fight in the heavyweight division against Carlos Takam.
On May 25, at the MGM National Harbor arena in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Oleksander Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs), the undisputed cruiserweight champion, will have his first professional bout as a heavyweight.
The management of the World Boxing Organization postponed the date of the auction for the organization of the bout between light heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev (33-3-1, 28 KOs) and official challenger for his title Anthony Yarde (18-0, 17 KOs) to April 15. Earlier, the tender was scheduled for April 8.
British lightweight Anthony Crolla (34-6-3, 13 KOs) stated that he was in his best form before the fight against Vasyl Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs).
