Aleksandr Usyk Boxing News
Oleksandr Usyk to return in August
May 9th, 2019
By Mike Smith: Oleksandr Usyk will be out of commission until August with a bicep injury he suffered while training for his now postponed May 25 fight against heavyweight Carlos Takam. → read full story
Usyk suffers biceps injury, Takam fight postponed
May 7th, 2019
By Charles Brun: In a bid of bad news, Oleksandr Usyk has suffered a bicep injury and will need to postpone his May 25 fight at heavyweight against former world title challenger Carlos Takam on DAZN from the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. → read full story
Anthony Joshua “100%” willing to fight Oleksandr Usyk next
May 6th, 2019
By Tim Royner: Anthony Joshua says he’s willing to defend his WBO heavyweight title against Oleksandr Usyk if the World Boxing Organization orders the fight. → read full story
Michael Hunter and Filip Hrgovic on Usyk-Takam card on May 25
April 5th, 2019
By Sean Jones: Promoter Eddie Hearn says he’s added 2012 U.S Olympian heavyweight Michael Hunter (16-1, 11 KOs) and 2016 super heavyweight Olympic bronze medalist Filip Hrgovic (7-0, 5 KOs) in separate fights to the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk vs. → read full story
Usyk vs. Takam on DAZN on May 25
April 5th, 2019
By Tim Royner: It’s now official that unified cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) will be making his first fight at heavyweight against 38-year-old former world title challenger Carlos Takam (36-5-1, 28 KOs) in a 10 round fight live on DAZN and Sky Sports at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. → read […]
Oleksandr Usyk – Carlos Takam on May 25 LIVE on DAZN
April 5th, 2019
Pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk will make his Heavyweight debut against Carlos Takam at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on Saturday May 25, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK. → read full story
Hearn says Joshua might vacate titles before facing Wilder
March 28th, 2019
By Trevor McIntyre: Eddie Hearn is saying that if IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua can’t get a unification fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in November, he may end up vacating some of his world titles. → read full story
Oleksander Usyk vacates WBA cruiserweight title
March 27th, 2019
By Tim Royner: Cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk vacated his World Boxing Association title on Wednesday after the WBA ordered him to defend it against ‘Champion in Recess’ Denis Lebedev (32-2, 23 KOs). → read full story
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Carlos Takam could be moved to May 17
March 22nd, 2019
By Tim Royner: Eddie Hearn confirms he has an agreement between Oleksander Usyk and Carlos Takam to face each other next in a fight on DAZN on May 17 or May 18. → read full story
WBA orders Usyk vs. Lebedev
March 20th, 2019
By Jim Dower: in what could prove to be a pointless endeavor, the WBA has ordered IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk to make a defense against his World Boxing Association mandatory challenger Denis Lebedev. → read full story
