Whatever comes of it, Usyk and his team very much expect the Ukrainian southpaw’s next fight to be for the WBO title—with or without Joshua in the opposite corner. Dereck Chisora and Oleksandr Usyk will finally go to war with their heavyweight clash now confirmed for October 31. Odds: NA The clash was originally scheduled for 23 May but it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic and they will instead share the ring next month, with a venue to be confirmed in due course. Conwell put Day down three times, the last time by a three-punch combination that rendered Day unconscious. Retained WBC and WBO cruiserweight titles; Retained WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title, Lviv State University of Physical Culture, 2017–18 World Boxing Super Series – cruiserweight division, annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight final, World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight semi-final, World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight quarter-final, "Aleksandr Usyk named ESPN 2018 fighter of the year", "ALEKSANDR USYK NAMED RING MAGAZINE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR 2018, ALL CATEGORY WINNERS REVEALED", "P4P | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board", "Pound-for-pound rankings: Did Canelo move up after KO win over Kovalev? [103] Spong's replacement was then announced as Chazz Witherspoon (38-3, 29 KOs).
At the 2008 Olympic Games, Usyk outpointed Yushan Nijiati by 23–4, but lost to Clemente Russo by 4–7 in the quarter-final.
Usyk made another defence on 18 April 2015, against former Russian cruiserweight champion Andrey Knyazev (11-1, 6 KOs) in Kyiv.
[73][74] Usyk dominated throughout, landing 252 of 939 thrown punches (27%), compared to Gassiev's 91 landed of 313 thrown (29%).
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[32] CompuBox statistics showed that Usyk landed 163 of 517 punches thrown (32%), and Mchunu landed 76 of his 278 (27%). This is our victory". Usyk isn’t underestimating his opponent. [37], On 12 February 2017, Usyk announced that he had parted ways with long time trainer James Ali Bashir and replaced him with Vasyl Lomachenko's father and trainer, Anatoly Lomachenko. Early odds…, Keith Thurman admits he suffered depression following Manny Pacquiao loss, Kell Brook tipped to take on Terence Crawford on November…, Egidijus Kavaliauskas wants rematch with Terence Crawford after Mikael Zewski…. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. If he doesn't want to go down [in weight], I will go up [in weight] for him.
[102] A few days before the fight, Spong tested positive for a banned substance, clomiphene, and the fight was thrown into disarray. [104] Usyk won the fight as Witherspoon retired in his corner after round 7.
Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. I know that he wants to break me, but I am water, wind and fire all together. But Hearn warned Usyk could be upset by Chisora the same way Dillian Whyte was on the wrong end of a knockout at the hands of Russian veteran Alexander Povetkin last month.
Usyk won his first title on 4 October 2014, after beating South African boxer Daniel Bruwer via seventh-round technical knockout (TKO) for the interim WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium.
The 2012 Olympic Gold medalist and former World cruiserweight champion from Ukraine entered the new year armed with the status of being the World Boxing Organization (WBO) mandatory challenger in waiting for one of the many belts back in the possession of Anthony Joshua.
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You can find our Community Guidelines in full With the win, Usyk progressed to the semi-final stage of the Super Series and was to face the winner of the Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez, scheduled for 30 September. “I need to test myself against world class heavyweights on my new road to undisputed and Derek stands in front of me. Fury 30-0-1 (21) will need to get past Deontay Wilder 42-1-1 (41) in their third fight for that to happen. Mchunu previously lost to Ilunga Makabu via eleventh-round stoppage, although being ahead on the scorecards at the time. Are you sure you want to delete this comment?
[110] In 2016, responding to a question if he can still enter Crimea, he stated that he can enter Crimea after each of his fights; that he does not like to talk politics due to the fact that people like to take words out of context, that in Russia he has many fans and that he does not divide "our peoples because we are Slavs".[111]. [97] According to compubox stats, Usyk landed 112 of his 424 punches thrown (26%) and Bellew landed 61 of his 268 thrown (23%).
Bellew's 10-fight winning streak came to an end.
In the case of unified titlists, there exists a rotation system among the alphabet organizations. This win kept Usyk on course to a WBO title fight against then champion Marco Huck.
[30][31] The fight started out slow, causing the fans in attendance to boo with displeasure. There he defeated world class Azeri Elchin Alizade and Daniel Price.[10]. [QUOTE=Pigeons;20327111]They ain't gonna do sh**t.[/QUOTE]
Both boxers were…. The bout also came with the blessing of the WBO, honoring a dual mandatory while also calling for his next one to take place within the next 18 months following the bout—since extended to June 4, 2020. Derek Chisora, I am coming for you.”. DON'T MISS Khabib Nurmagomedov details latest stance on Floyd Mayweather fight Is Kell Brook a threat to Terence Crawford?
“For sure, yes he’s not stepping aside,” said Hearn. According to many reports, Usyk outclassed, outboxed, and dominated Gassiev. Division: Junior middleweight
[34][35] The fight averaged 560,000 viewers on HBO, this was considered good numbers considering it was Usyk's HBO debut and on the undercard.
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Heavyweights Derek Chisora and Oleksandr Usyk will finally meet on Oct. 31, it has been announced.
Usyk, who remained professional and calm, replied, "If you want to be a great champion, you have to beat the best and Huck is one of the best. [72] Muhammad Ali's widow, Lonnie Ali, presented the trophy to Usyk.
Oleksandr Usyk’s co-promoter expects Anthony Joshua to vacate WBO world title and fight Tyson Fury instead of Ukrainian mandatory By Michael Benson 25th September 2020, 12:44 pm It wasn't until the fourth round, when Usyk took control of the bout using his left and connecting well to the body to win the majority of the remaining rounds. https://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/2020/09/oleksandr-usyk-vs-derek-chisora-confirmed-for-oct-31, Oleksandr Usyk won't step aside for title-unification fight, Anthony Joshua might have to face Oleksandr Usyk before Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk to Derek Chisora: You can't hit what you can't see, Tony Bellew: Oleksandr Usyk can beat all heavyweights except Fury, Joshua. Hunter managed to land 24% of his punches, connecting 190 of 794.
[38][39] Bob Arum announced that Usyk would be part of a triple header including Vasyl Lomachenko at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on 8 April 2017 against Michael Hunter (12-0, 8 KOs).
The pace picked up after the first couple of rounds when Usyk began breaking down Mchunu with his trademark, accurate combinations. It was a feeling out round. If they refuse to honor the rotation system, they'd be defying a federal court ruling and would be risking a massive…, [QUOTE=Pigeons;20326906]There is no rotation system in law. At stake: Nothing
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