Oleksandr Usyk must sign for fight or lose absolute title

Negotiations for a spectacular clash betwixt Oleksandr Usyk and Fabio Wardley for each 4 satellite heavyweight title belts are underway. Last Saturday, the British amazed the boxing satellite erstwhile helium stopped Joseph Parker successful the 11th circular astatine the lawsuit successful London's O2 Arena. With that victory, helium became the interim WBO champion successful the heavyweight class and ensured himself the accidental to combat against the implicit champion Usyk.

Usyk has been ordered by the WBO to support his titles against the victor of past Saturday's fight, and now, according to Wardley's promoter Frank Warren, some sides person been successful interaction implicit a woody for the bout.

At the moment, the statement is specified that Usyk has to support his WBO rubric against Fabio, negotiations are ongoing - said Warren for Queensberry Promotions.

If we neglect to hold connected terms, the combat volition spell to auction. Whoever wins the auction determines wherever the combat volition instrumentality place, and past the contracts volition person to beryllium signed and the day defined.

Mr. Usyk volition past determine whether to motion it oregon not. If helium signs, we person a fight. If helium doesn't sign, Fabio becomes the afloat WBO champion and volition combat idiosyncratic else.

Locations and date

Over the weekend, Warren revealed that helium plans to clasp the combat successful March, and that Wembley Stadium successful London oregon the Saudi capital, Riyadh, are being considered arsenic imaginable locations.

The fight, of course, won't hap until adjacent year. I deliberation it volition beryllium sometime successful March - Warren told reporters aft the lucifer Parker vs. Wardley.

"I would similar it to beryllium held successful the UK, but realistically determination are lone 2 options, Riyadh oregon London, thing else. I would signifier it astatine Wembley and it would beryllium sold out.

You cognize what you get with Usyk, you cognize what you get with Fabi, it volition beryllium a spectacle. Fabio is 1 of the astir breathtaking fighters successful the world. As an attraction, helium is 1 of the biggest lures successful boxing.

In his past combat successful Ipswich helium attracted 27 1000 spectators to the stadium contempt dense rain. And contiguous helium proved again however large a prima helium is, and he's lone going to grow."