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Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Усик, pronounced [olekˈsɑndr ˈusɪk]; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the unified [ a ] world heavyweight championship since 2021, and the Ring magazine title since 2022.
In the meantime, Usyk's team entered into negotiations with Joe Joyce, with the intention of fighting for the WBO interim title. [3] However, on 17 May, a day after Fury confirmed the date of a Joshua fight, the news broke that a judge had ordered Fury to fulfill a prior contractual obligation and face Deontay Wilder before September 2021.
[7] [8] A week later, K2 Promotions confirmed the date of the fight. [9] On 5 September, the WBA ordered Usyk to start negotiating with Denis Lebedev, who was their 'champion in recess' and gave them until the first week of October 2018 to complete negotiations. [10] This was said to be a stumbling block for the potential Usyk vs. Bellew fight.
Tyson Fury has vowed to fight Oleksandr Usyk for the chance to become the undisputed king of heavyweight boxing as the Ukrainian confirmed their meeting on 23 December in Saudi Arabia.
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Degrees of Separation: Linking Oleksandr Usyk to first Ukrainian champ, a lightweight.
Date won Status of next defense WBA: Super world champion: Oleksandr Usyk (def. Anthony Joshua) September 25, 2021: Not scheduled WBC: World champion: Oleksandr Usyk (def. Tyson Fury) May 18, 2024: Not scheduled IBF: World champion: Daniel Dubois (interim champion promoted) June 26, 2024: Not scheduled WBO: World champion: Oleksandr Usyk (def ...
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