The WBO has ordered heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs) to face interim strap holder Joseph Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) next. The 2 have a month [30 days] to place together a deal to average a handbag bid with the sanctioning body.
Usyk’s Alternative
It’ll be as much as Usyk, 38, to find out whether he desires to face Parker or deal with a more lucrative match that folks are interested by seeing.
Parker has rebuilt his profession with recent wins over an out-of-shape 310-lb Martin Bole and two older heavyweights, Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang.
The Latest Zealand Parker had been scheduled to challenge IBF champion Daniel Dubois last month on the February twenty second card in Riyadh, but Dubois pulled out with an illness. That may have been a really hard fight for Joseph to win because Dubois is in his prime and young.
Parker has a boring fighting style and his personality doesn’t appear to get fans enthusiastic about seeing him. If Usyk does face him, many fans will pass on this fight if it’s sold on PPV. Without an important undercard, Usyk-Parker is a lackluster fight.
Fans would like to see WBA, WBC and WBO champion Usyk face Dubois for the undisputed championship relatively than Parker. He’s seen as the subsequent best heavyweight within the division next to Usyk.
The 2 of them could be a wonderful fight. If Usyk wins his fight with Parker, he can still face Dubois in a rematch if that’s a match that interests him.
Usyk is coming off of back-to-back wins over Tyson Fury, and he’s looking hard to beat. He sent Fury into retirement together with his recent win over him on December twenty first of their rematch last yr.
Parker has to take advantage of this chance since it’s taken him seven years to get on this position after losing his WBO title in 2018 to Anthony Joshua.
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Last Updated on 03/13/2025
