Oleksandr Usyk eyes new opponent after Wilder rumors

Until a fewer days ago, Deontay Wilder was astatine the apical of Oleksandr Usyk's database of desired opponents, but the latest reports suggest that the concern is changing. The manager of the Ukrainian's team, Sergej Lapin, believes that the combat against Agit Kabayel could beryllium his client's adjacent performance. The German heavyweight is presently the astir upbeat challenger successful the heavyweight part and holds the WBC interim belt, making him practically connected the threshold of mandatory challenger presumption for the Ukrainian. Kabayel challenged Usyk again aft defeating Poland's Damian Knyba by stoppage successful the 3rd circular earlier this month.

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That seems to person caught Usyk's attention arsenic well, particularly aft the 33-year-old Kabayel sold retired the 13,000-capacity Rudolf Weber Arena successful Oberhausen successful little than 7 days. "There are nary 'safe' opponents successful today's apical heavyweight division; each combatant astatine that level is simply a threat," Lapin told talkSPORT Bet.

"Kabayel is decidedly a imaginable option. We spot however Germany reacts to these fights, what benignant of halls they tin capable and however beardown that marketplace is. Stylistically, helium tin beryllium a tricky opponent, pressure, pace, carnal strength. It would beryllium a large European combat with beardown concern potential."

Until a fewer days ago, Wilder was the archetypal choice, but present determination is besides notation of a imaginable lucifer against Derek Chisora ​​this April. Usyk's squad is evidently considering respective options successful bid to take an hostile that brings some sporting excitement and fiscal potential. As the play approaches, fans and the media volition intimately show the management's decisions and the fights themselves, due to the fact that matches similar this often make large stories successful the satellite of boxing.

We volition spot what the aboriginal holds for the Ukrainian and what challenges truly await him, but astir judge that whoever comes, Usyk has a superior accidental of beating him.