{"id":508016,"date":"2026-02-27T17:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/508016\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:59:10","slug":"oleksandr-usyk-teases-major-announcement-on-week-of-huge-boxing-news-dont-miss-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/508016\/","title":{"rendered":"Oleksandr Usyk teases major announcement on week of huge boxing news: \u2018Don\u2019t miss it\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oleksandr Usyk<\/a> has teased an announcement \u201cvery soon\u201d, as boxing<\/a> fans await the latest piece of major news on a week that has shaken the sport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The first shocking update came last Friday, as Conor Benn split from his longtime promoter Eddie Hearn<\/a> to join rival Dana White at Zuffa Boxing<\/a>; then came a report that Frank Warren is claiming $1bn in lost income<\/a> from Zuffa Boxing\u2019s owners; and in an unrelated but noteworthy announcement, Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao 2 was confirmed<\/a>, 11 years after they contested the most-lucrative fight in history.<\/p>\n

Warren told the BBC of his reported lawsuit: \u201cIt\u2019s just a difference of opinion over the contracts that we signed, so that will just take its course. I can\u2019t make any comment on it. It is what it is.\u201d Meanwhile, a representative of Zuffa Boxing co-owners Sela told The Independent: \u201cWe are disappointed by the unfounded claims brought by Queensberry and Frank Warren. We reject them in their entirety and are confident that the facts will fully vindicate our position.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amid all of this, there have been teases of another major news item within the sport, with some fans theorising that it could relate to pound-for-pound No 1 Usyk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Ukrainian\u2019s team director Sergey Lapin dismissed one theory \u2013 that the unified heavyweight champion had signed with Zuffa \u2013 tweeting: \u201cFriends, there are reports circulating in the media, claiming that Oleksandr Usyk has allegedly signed a contract with Zuffa Boxing. This information is not true. We ask that you rely exclusively on official statements from our team.\u201d<\/p>\n

That post was published on Wednesday, the same day that Usyk wrote: \u201cNot rushing, but getting ready for something big.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"In<\/p>\n

In each man\u2019s most-recent fight, Oleksandr Usyk (right) stopped Daniel Dubois for the second time (PA Wire)<\/p>\n

And the unbeaten 39-year-old issued another statement on X this Friday, tweeting: \u201cVery soon, everyone will learn what they\u2019ve been waiting for\u2026 Don\u2019t miss it!\u201d<\/p>\n

Usyk has not fought since he stopped Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in July<\/a>, two years after his first TKO of the Briton. In beating Dubois again, Usyk became a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, building upon his prior reign as undisputed king at cruiserweight.<\/p>\n

Usyk vacated the WBO title in November, one month after Fabio Wardley stopped Joseph Parker to claim the interim belt, and so Wardley was elevated. On 9 May, Wardley will defend the regular title against Dubois in Manchester<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the division, Tyson Fury will end his fifth retirement on 11 April, as he boxes Arslanbek Makhmudov at London\u2019s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium<\/a>. Fury has made clear his desire for a trilogy bout with Usyk, who outpointed the former champion twice in 2024.<\/p>\n

\"Usyk<\/p>\n

Usyk outpointed Tyson Fury twice in 2024, handing the Briton his only losses as a professional (PA Wire)<\/p>\n

Usyk has been granted a voluntary title defence next, which was briefly expected to come against Deontay Wilder, but the American has now been paired with Usyk\u2019s former opponent Derek Chisora on 4 April.<\/p>\n

If Usyk\u2019s next fight is indeed a voluntary title defence, it could give way to a WBC title defence against Agit Kabayel, the mandatory challenger<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cKabayel was not available, because he had a fight scheduled in January,\u201d WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said this month. \u201cSo, [Usyk] requested a voluntary title defence, which is very customary. He was given that opportunity, and he must fight the interim champion next. That\u2019s the ruling.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oleksandr Usyk has teased an announcement \u201cvery soon\u201d, as boxing fans await the latest piece of major news…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,30027,958,7701,9915,110098,28427,2795,7704,85,114155],"class_list":{"0":"post-508016","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-conor-benn","12":"tag-dana-white","13":"tag-daniel-dubois","14":"tag-eddie-hearn","15":"tag-fabio-wardley","16":"tag-frank-warren","17":"tag-manny-pacquiao","18":"tag-oleksandr-usyk","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-zuffa-boxing"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}