Oleksandr Usyk will combat in July or August 2025 to defend his unified heavyweight title. He beat former WBC champion Tyson Fury by a 12-round unanimous resolution of their rematch final Saturday night time in Riyadh.
The combat was a neater one for Usyk than their earlier match on account of Fury selecting to bulk up 281 lbs and being too heavy to do a lot of something within the combat.
Tyson appeared in poor bodily form as if he’d put in a token effort in coaching camp getting ready for the rematch. It was embarrassing to observe, and it needed to have been disappointing for his followers. You could possibly inform from Fury’s midsection that he’d eaten properly throughout camp.
Who’s Subsequent?
Usyk’s supervisor, Egis Klimas, instructed Boxingscene that Oleksander (23-0, 14 KOs) will relaxation till subsequent summer time. There’s no phrase about who Usyk may face subsequent. These fascinating choices for Usyk to make a voluntary protection:
– Agit Kabayel– Moses Itauma– Fabio Wardley– Martin Bakole
British followers are speaking up Itauma after his win over journeyman Demsey McKean final Saturday night time. If Itauma’s promoter believes in him, he ought to put his religion to the check by matching him in opposition to Usyk whereas he’s nonetheless within the sport. In the event that they wait, Usyk will retire, and Itauma shall be caught preventing no names.
The timing may imply {that a} unification match in opposition to IBF champion Daniel Dubois isn’t an possibility for Usyk’s subsequent combat. Dubois is defending his belt in opposition to Joseph Parker on February twenty second, and it could be a quick turnaround for him to return to camp to start coaching for a match in opposition to Usyk in July or August.
The 27-year-old Dubois is younger sufficient to get again within the ring rapidly, however he received’t be at his finest as a result of it should take him time to arrange for Usyk’s fashion. He can’t do it with a brief cram session throughout coaching camp.
If Dubois rushes into the combat in opposition to the proficient Ukrainian, he may dwell to remorse it and undergo one other knockout loss like of their first combat final yr on August twenty sixth in Wroclaw, Poland. Usyk boxed Dubois by means of eight rounds after which poured it on within the ninth spherical to knock out the drained large.
Like the primary one, it wasn’t a punishing combat for Usyk, as he outsmarted Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs), making the most of his restricted mobility to work him over with mixtures.
He confirmed that the Gypsy King has misplaced loads from his sport during the last 4 years, worn down from his three battles in opposition to ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Deontay Wilder.
