Oleksandr Usyk, the current pound-for-pound king of boxing, seeks to reclaim his undisputed heavyweight title. After unifying all the belts at cruiserweight, he conquered the heavyweight division, defeating Anthony Joshua twice. Now, he must navigate a path through potential contenders like Daniel Dubois and Joe Opetaia.
The Ukrainian slickster is the current pound-for-pound king of boxing and is one of only three male fighters in the four-belt era to achieve undisputed supremacy in two separate weight classes (alongsideAfter unifying all the belts at cruiserweight with a stunning victory over Murat Gassiev in July 2018, and then defending them by flatteningSeveral members of the boxing fraternity insisted that Usyk was 'too small' to beat AJ.
In between the two fights, Usyk was forced to relinquish the IBF title to Dubois in order to pursue his rematch with Fury. He is now expected to run it back with 'Triple D' next as he aims to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, although that pivots on whether Dubois can beat Joseph Parker on February 22.
“The medium focus right now is every belt in the division and the long-term focus is to fight Usyk for the unified heavyweight world championship.Opetaia is the consensus best fighter at 200lbs and is currently in possession of the IBF and Ring Magazine titles. He won the belts by dethroning former cruiserweight leader Mairis Briedis in 2022 and has been chasing unification fights to no avail ever since.The expectation is that he will eventually move up to heavyweight once he has conquered his weight class.Follow us on social media for big breaking boxing news, exclusive interviews and the best bits from our talkBOXING YouTube show.
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