Usyk refused the championship belt under the WBO version

Alexandr Ormanji Nov. 18, 2025, 2:09 a.m.

Oleksandr Usyk is no longer the undisputed world champion in heavyweight. According to the official WBO account on social network X, the Ukrainian decided to abandon the championship belt under their version.

“WBO announces that today it received an official message from Oleksandr Usyk's team regarding the future of the WBO heavyweight championship. After careful consideration, Usyk decided to abandon the title. We accept and respect his decision,” said in the press release of the organization.

At the same time, the WBC, WBA, IBO, and IBF championship belts remained with the Ukrainian.

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