Oleksandr Usyk could return to the cruiserweight division five years after moving up to heavyweight.
Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk could return to the cruiserweight division after his rematch with Tyson Fury in December.
The 37-year-old will face Fury again on 21 December, but could then decide to drop down to cruiserweight again. "I think maybe after the rematch, I am going to go down in weight to cruiserweight. I want more cruiserweight," Usyk told the "Maybe I can be undisputed for a second time in the cruiserweight division, it's my plan. When I start to prepare for my training camp , I have to eat all the time. For me it's hard, I don't like it."
Usyk moved up to the heavyweight division in 2019, having previously been the undisputed cruiserweight champion.Usyk has requested an exception from the IBF, which has previously said he would be stripped of his title if he did not fight his mandatory challenger.
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