The WBC is poised to order a final eliminator between Moses Itauma and one of his domestic rivals, hoping to put the winner in a position to challenge for Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s green and gold strap.<\/p>\n
While having vacated his WBO world title \u2013 which was then awarded to Fabio Wardley \u2013 Usyk still holds three of the four major belts in the land of the giants.<\/p>\n
One of them is the WBC trinket, which the Ukrainian claimed following a monumental points victory over Tyson Fury in May 2024.<\/p>\n
Since then, Usyk has been crowned a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, with a fifth-round stoppage victory over Daniel Dubois cementing his status in July.<\/a><\/p>\n Agit Kabayel has worked his way into a favourable position following his sixth-round finish over Zhilei Zhang in February. In theory, the German\u2019s WBC interim title should make him the leading contender for Usyk, who may choose to either vacate the belt or honour his mandatory obligation.<\/p>\n But while Kabayel has rightfully earned his shot at world honours, the WBC is now expected to order a final elimination bout between Itauma and Lawrence Okolie.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 WBC SET TO ORDER ITAUMA-OKOLIE<\/p>\n \u2705 The WBC has confirmed that they plan to order a final eliminator between Lawrence Okolie and Moses Itauma.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc51 Oleksandr Usyk is the WBC heavyweight champion and has been granted a voluntary defense. Agit Kabayel holds the interim title. pic.twitter.com\/YOfgjlLApU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 EverythingBoxing | Darshan Desai (@EverythingBoxi2) December 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Former world cruiserweight champion Okolie is currently the WBC\u2019s number-one ranked contender, sitting just behind Kabayel. Itauma, who is also highly ranked with the WBA, is perhaps set to explore a different route.<\/p>\n Ultimately, the contest between Itauma and Okolie \u2014 both promoted by Queensberry \u2014 seems unlikely to materialise. Should the fight come to fruition, it is highly possible that the winner of Itauma-Okolie would face Kabayel with Usyk\u2019s future plans still unclear. The Ukrainian revealed recently that he wants to face former champion Deontay Wilder.<\/a><\/p>\n