Oleksandr Usyk started training in anticipation of a potential fight for the title of undisputed heavyweight champion against Tyson Fury at the beginning of 2023.
Promoter George Warren announced that Daniel Dubois (18-1, 17 KOs) was appointed by the WBA as the official challenger for the world heavyweight title. The champion of the World Boxing Association in the "royal" limit is now Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs), who will have a unification bout ...
Fedor Cherkashin (21-0, 13 KOs) said in an interview on TVP Sport that on Sunday he will fly to the USA, where he will begin preparations for his next professional fight. A 26-year-old Ukrainian with a Polish passport will return to the ring next year.
Eddie Hearn admitted in an IFL TV interview that despite the fact that the IBF has scheduled a heavyweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) and Filip Hrgovic (15-0, 12 KOs), negotiations on holding a duel for the title of absolute champion between Usyk and Tyson ...
Jaron Ennis (29-0, 27 KOs) and Karen Chukhadzhyan (21-1, 11 KOs) will fight for the interim IBF welterweight title on January 7 at the Premier Boxing Champions tournament in Washington.
WBO International Champion Denis Berinchik is with his team in Montenegro, where he is preparing for a fight with an experienced Frenchman Ivan Mendy (47-5-1, 22 KOs). The bout is scheduled for December 3 on the Fury-Chissora undercard, and Mendy's EBU European Lightweight Championship is on the line.
Promising Ukrainian boxer Sergei Bogachuk (21-1, 21 KOs) shared his opinion on the position Vasily Lomachenko (17-2, 11 KOs), who has not yet condemned Russia for a full-scale war in Ukraine.
In a team Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) believe that despite the IBF decision ordering the Ukrainian to defend the heavyweight belt with Filip Hrgovic (15-0, 12 KOs), they will be able to arrange a meeting with Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) early next year.
Despite the IBF regulation requiring Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) to defend the heavyweight belt with Filip Hrgovic (15-0, 12 KOs), WBC champion Tyson Fury still believes that his unification fight with the Ukrainian can take place in March.
Ismael Salas, coach Joe Joyce, believes that the key to victory over Oleksandr Usyk was revealed in his last battle. Salas, who has been working with Joyce for the past five years, was amazed at how Usyk reacted to punches. Anthony Joshua on the torso during their ...