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Oleksandr Usyk’s manager reveals why he vacated the WBO title

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Usyk vacated his WBO heavyweight title. Photo: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry

Oleksandr Usyk is already the undisputed heavyweight champion.

Usyk opted to relinquish his WBO title earlier this week and his vintage belt is now held by Fabio Wardley.

After his victory over Daniel Dubois in July, the Ukrainian was ordered to face former interim champion Joseph Parker, but due to an injury, negotiations were extended.

Wardley had put himself in pole position to take a shot at the 38-year-old after wresting the interim title from Parker last month with an 11th-round stoppage at the O2 Arena, but Usyk opted to vacate the belt instead.

Usyk’s manager, Sergei Lapin, insists that the reason behind the decision to vacate the title was to ensure that upcoming fighters would be able to fight for it.

Usyk vacated his WBO heavyweight title. Photo: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry

“Oleksandr vacated the belt to give younger fighters a chance to fight for it,” Lapin said proboxing-fans.com.

“We’ll see how things develop further.”

Up and coming heavyweight prospect Moses This is going to hurt is the main challenger to Wardley’s belt, but a clash seems unlikely considering the two share a trainer, Ben Davison.

Lapin said earlier proboxing-fans.com that he would like to see a Wardley-Itauma fight with the winner earning a shot at his charge, and his opinion hasn’t changed.

Fabio Wardley became the WBO world heavyweight champion. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney
Fabio Wardley became the WBO world heavyweight champion. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney

“Fabio vs. Moses would be a great fight for both of them and it would be fascinating to see who comes out on top.”

Lapin, the CEO of Ready To Fight, says no decision has been made yet on the next move for the two-division world champion, who plans to continue boxing until he reaches adulthood. 41-year-old.

‘The Cat’ took on Jake Paul in a bizarre fashion following his victory over Dubois in the rematch at Wembley Stadium.

Paul announced on Tuesday approx a shocking clash with former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshuawhom Usyk defeated twice.

Lapin claims that despite their confrontation, talks with the “Problem Child” fell through.

“Jake Paul faced Usyk after the Dubois fight purely for publicity – that’s how Instagram works.

“Nothing solemn came from that moment.”

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Anthony Joshua’s next opponent, Prenga – everything you need to know

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Anthony Joshua will face Kristian Prenga, who wants to finally fight Tyson Fury. Photo credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

The long-awaited return of Anthony Joshua to the ring has been announced and he is to face Albanian Kristian Prenga.

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A boxing match turns into a mass brawl when the boxer’s trainer is taken to the hospital

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A professional boxing world championship fight descended into chaos when a massive brawl broke out in the ring. Turkish Emirkhan Kalkhan and Russian Sergei Gorokhov faced off in the Besirli sports hall in the fight for the UBO world championship.

The tension reached a breaking point after the second round when Gorokhov secured victory over his opponent. The Russian was overjoyed and celebrated with his corner team before heading to Kalkhan to seemingly check how he was doing against his opponent.

A member of Kalkhan’s entourage then pushed Gorokhov away, before one of his cornermen lunged to deliver a thrust of his own. The situation quickly got out of control as both teams clashed in corner kicks, with spectators storming the ring to exchange punches and kicks.

Plastic chairs were thrown into the ring as a group of men attacked and kicked Coach Gorokhov. The boxer himself was left stunned as he desperately pleaded for an end to the violence before another group attacked him.

Falling to the canvas, Gorokhov was hit with chairs and subjected to a barrage of kicks before disappearing under a wave of enraged attackers. Meanwhile, a separate clip shows Gorokhov’s cornerback Igor Sudalainen lying on the floor and holding his head as security personnel and some of Kalkhana’s team tried to restore order.

After the incident, Gorokhov posted updates from a nearby hospital on social media. Sharing the message via the stories section of his Instagram account, he said: “Hello everyone. We are currently in hospital in Turkey.

“Ismail [trainer] he suffered a head injury and is currently undergoing an MRI. I got through it the least badly. The gloves helped protect me. Who saw the broadcast? “We were probably attacked by about 80 people.”

“They entered the ring and beat us after our great victory in the second round, where we knocked him out twice. However, the Turks behaved very badly.

“But thank God, everyone is alive. That’s what the fight was like, difficult. I’ll tell you later. We already have a police escort, we’ll go straight from the hotel to our rooms.

“I don’t think we’ll be spending the night there tonight. If anyone tries to pull a stunt, we’ll fly straight to Georgia. Then we’ll drive through Georgia overnight to Mineralnye Vody, and from there to Kaliningrad.”

“Thank you all for your support. We will be in touch. I will tell you everything tomorrow. World champion belt – we have a world champion in Russia, in Kaliningrad, in boxing. It was a very good fight.”

Gorokhov then posted another video on Instagram, confirming that he and his team had safely reached Georgia. He said: “We are in Georgia. We have the belt, we are champions. Thank you very much for your support, friends.”

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Jarred Anderson and Solomon Dacres’ fight was canceled due to injuries

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Bakole turned out to be much too big for Anderson (photo: Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing)

Jarred Anderson’s return to the ring against Solomon Dacres was canceled just days later.

Dacres and Anderson were scheduled to face on May 9 in Fabio Wardley’s first world title defense against Daniel Dubois.

It looks like “Massive Baby” will continue to gain momentum after suffering his first career loss in 2024.

After a great start to his professional career and 17 impressive victories, Anderson took a gigantic risk in his fight against Martin Bakole in Los Angeles.

Bakole turned out to be much too gigantic for Anderson (photo: Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing)

This acceleration did not go as planned, as Bakole stopped the American in the fifth round.

The American was forced to withdraw from competition for several weeks after suffering an injury during camp.

Anderson reportedly suffered a torn biceps, and the news was first broken by reporter Chris Mannix during the broadcast of Jarrell Miller’s win over Lenier Pero in Las Vegas.

Jarrell Miller scored a big win in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Matchroom Boxing/Zachariah Delgado
Jarrell Miller scored a gigantic win in Las Vegas. Photo credit: Matchroom Boxing/Zachariah Delgado

Anderson, 26, recently signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, strengthening his existing relationship with Top Rank that he has been pursuing since his professional debut in 2019.

He last fought in a 10-round victory over Marios Kollias in February 2025, more than 14 months ago.

For now, no further information has been provided regarding a possible postponement of the fight.

Anderson bounced back from defeat last time out. Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank
Anderson bounced back from defeat last time out. Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

For Dacres, it would be his first fight since his impressive decision victory over Vladyslav Sirenko.

Both Dacres and Anderson have only one loss to their name, and the fight between them will prove to be a great indicator of where each is at in their careers.

Dacres’ only loss came in the first round to David Adeleye in 2024, and he has only had one fight since that defeat.

Solomon Dacres defeated the tough Kamil Sokołowski. Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Solomon Dacres defeated the tough Kamil Sokołowski. Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

Although the Anderson-Dacres fight has been canceled, the Manchester event will still go ahead as planned, with Fabio Wardley defending his WBO heavyweight title for the first time after winning the title with a stoppage victory over Joseph Parker.

Wardley remains undefeated and his opponent is Daniel Dubois, who has a 95% knockout rate.

Dubois is heading straight for another shot at the world title after being stopped by Oleksandr Usyk last July.

Wardley will defend his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois on May 9. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney
Wardley will defend his WBO heavyweight title against Dubois on May 9. Photo: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney

Wardley vs. Dubois it should be an epic fight, and the pair showed off their incredible knockout ability throughout their careers. The Ipswich fighter has wins over Justis Huni, Frazer Clarke and Joseph Parker, while Daniel Dubois has stopped Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, so a stoppage seems the most likely outcome for the main event.

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