Former world light heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk believes that if Tyson Fury once again disrupts the fight with Oleksandr Usyk for all heavyweight titles, the Ukrainian should fight another opponent.
"Honestly, I don't want to make anything up. I just hope that this fight will eventually take place and not go anywhere again. I think they've marinated it for sure enough already. If it was done for that purpose, there's enough to keep it from getting too salty. That's exactly the point where I think it should already be happening, if that's the reason.
And if Fury does it for the reason that he feels that he is not ready, well, then let him really, as Usik says, leave the title, and Sanya will box with some Hrgovic or Parker. Somehow," said Gvozdik in an interview with the YouTube channel "Victor Yalymov Boxing Studio".
Recall that the fight Usik vs. Fury will be held on May 18 in Saudi Arabia.
Here are the results of the PFL 3 2024 tournament, which took place on the night of April 20 in Chicago, USA. The event was headlined by a bantamweight bout between Andrey Koreshkov and Magomed Umalatov.
Preliminary card:
Welterweight: Ted Jean defeated Romain Debien by knockout, 1st round;
Featherweight: Tyler Diamond defeated Otto Rodriguez by unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-26, 30-27);
Welterweight: Don Madge defeated Brennan Ward by choke, round 1;
Welterweight: Murad Ramazanov defeated Laureano Staropoli by choke, Round 1;
Welterweight: Timur Khizriev defeated Brett Jones by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27);
Featherweight: Adam Borix defeated Enrique Barzola by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Main card:
Featherweight: Kai Kamaka defeated Bubba Jenkins by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28);
Welterweight: Goichi Yamauchi defeated Neiman Gracie by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28);
Welterweight: Gabriel Braga defeated Justin Gonzalez by knockout, 1st round;
Welterweight: Shamil Musaev defeated Logan Storley by knockout, 2nd round;
Welterweight: Brendan Lognain defeated Pedro Carvalho by technical knockout, round 1;
Welterweight: Magomed Umalatov defeated Andrey Koreshkov by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
During an appearance on "The MMA Hour" with Ariel Helwani, Oscar De La Hoya promised a forthright and aggressive stance against Canelo Alvarez in the upcoming fight week of Jaime Munguia. He intends to confront Alvarez vigorously during promotional events, according to his statements on the show.
Jermell Charlo, the former undisputed super-welterweight world champion and current WBA’s champion in recess, recently invoked his rights to challenge Israil Madrimov for the WBA title. This move could significantly affect the planned match between Madrimov and Terence Crawford set for August 3 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Charlo's decision comes after vacating his titles following a defeat last September against Canelo Alvarez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Trainer Joe Gallagher is working with former cruiserweight world titleholder Lawrence Okolie to eliminate his habitual holding in fights. This change follows Okolie's recent loss and switch in trainers. Gallagher delved into the process during the Toe 2 Toe Sky Sports Podcast, describing the challenge as akin to quitting smoking.
The boxing match between Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney will proceed as scheduled at the Barclays Center this Saturday despite Garcia failing to meet the required weight limit. At the official weigh-in, Garcia registered a weight of 143.2 pounds, exceeding the super lightweight title limit of 140 pounds by 3.2 pounds.
Promoter Alexander Krassyuk expressed his bemusement at a recent declaration by influential figure Turki Alalshikh, who stated that "British fighters were the best in the world" during a press conference in Morecambe last week. This statement arises as tension builds toward the Unified Heavyweight Championship fight scheduled on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Joshua, former world heavyweight champion, has revealed what he would have done if he hadn't become a boxer. According to the star Briton, he would have become either a builder or a banker.
"There are two jobs I like. I'd like to be a builder because I've always wanted to build my own big house. Are you aware of what a banker is? It's someone who counts a person's money. So, I would control someone's savings. So, I would like to become a banker," Joshua told DAZN portal.
Recall, in his last fight, which took place on March 8 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in the second round.
Ryan Garcia, a famous American boxer, failed the weigh-in ahead of his fight with Devin Haney, the WBC bantamweight champion of the world. Ryan showed almost 65 kg on the scales, while the upper limit of the weight class is 63.5 kg. Thus, Garcia will not claim the championship belt even if he wins.
"Ryan Garcia is indeed overweight before the fight. His weight is 143.2 pounds. He will not be able to claim the WBC title at 140 pounds. The parties are discussing what to do next. Absolute disaster and absolutely expected", - wrote on his social networks famous journalist Dan Rafael.
It's worth noting that Haney made the required weight.
Oleksandr Usyk's promoter Oleksandr Usyk, answering a question about Vasyl Lomachenko's career, wished all Ukrainian boxers to get rid of the Rocky Balboa syndrome.
"It's very difficult to talk about history in the subjunctive mood. Lomachenko had not the worst career in professional boxing. But it is eloquent that the Rocky Balboa syndrome (the American dream of our boxers and the hope that a contract with an American promoter is a ticket to the sporting and financial Olympus) should leave the heads of boxers. The example of Usik shows that the American promoter is not a mandatory reason for success," - said the functionary.
Recall, on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oleksandr Usyk will fight for the title of absolute world champion in heavyweight with Tyson Fury.
