Oleksandr Usyk under fire for avoiding Wardley

Oleksandr Usyk is considered by galore boxing fans to beryllium the existent combatant of his generation, but helium is not ever met with enthusiasm. Although helium has won each nonrecreational lucifer successful his vocation and ended his amateur vocation by winning Olympic golden successful London successful 2012, immoderate experts and managers assertion that helium is present avoiding immoderate challenges.

In the nonrecreational ring, Usyk quickly became the implicit satellite champion successful the cruiserweight category, and aboriginal achieved the aforesaid successful the heavyweight category. Along the way, helium doubly defeated apical British heavyweights – Tyson Fury, Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua. Such a bid of victories shows that the experienced Ukrainian was not shying distant from warring astatine the top, but the concern with the WBO loop and mandatory challenger Fabio Wardley has present raised a storm.

Criticisms and suggestions

Wardley's manager Mike Ofo gave a scathing disapproval to Sky Sports: "Now the full satellite tin spot that Usyk was conscionable avoiding Fabio by claiming helium was going to combat Wilder. It's evidently not going to hap and Usyk is inactive moving distant from warring Fabia. He should alteration his sanction to Oleksandr Ducksik."

Ofo besides suggested an alternative: "Fabio is precise overmuch acceptable to combat Tyson and would beryllium blessed to instrumentality connected what would beryllium a immense lawsuit for British boxing this summer. Let's marque it happen!"

Tyson Fury, who returned to grooming aft status successful 2025, could person this bout arsenic a comeback, warm-up combat earlier facing Wardley, who plans to support his loop successful April.

Although Usik continues to predominate the heavyweight division, it is evident that his decisions are present nether the scrutiny of the nationalist and experts. As fans and analysts statement his strategy, the question remains whether the Ukrainian volition judge the situation anytime soon oregon proceed to prime his fights astatine will.

His team, however, is considering different options for his adjacent bout, including a combat that is reportedly "definitely possible," meaning fans tin expect much excitement successful the heavyweight world.