Usyk explained why he gave up the IBF title

WBA, WBA, WBO and WBC heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk claims that he voluntarily relinquished the IBF title, rather than being forcibly stripped of it.

"Look, we won. I'm the absolute heavyweight champion of the world, we had four belts. Yes, it's politics - I have to defend my belts. They didn't take the title away from me, I vacated it. But it's very important to me when my sport and my weight class is active.

Joshua is a great fighter, Dubois is too. It's a great fight for the IBF title. Now I have three belts left. We have a rematch with Fury. We'll have a rematch and then we'll think about what to do next. It doesn't matter to me. It's a normal thing. I'm happy. I have already become an absolute champion," Usyk said in an interview with YouTube channel Boxing King Media.