Warren Offers Usyk World Title Fight on Return — SkimNews
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- Oleksandr Usyk could go straight into a world title fight on his return to boxing after vacating all his undisputed heavyweight belts, with promoter Frank Warren saying: "If he wants to fight one of these guys, then come and see us."
- Frank Warren promotes WBC champion Agit Kabayel, WBO heavyweight titlist Daniel Dubois, and also represents Tyson Fury, who stands to win the WBA 'super' belt if he beats Anthony Joshua in December.
- Usyk has previously beaten both Fury and Dubois, leaving a trilogy bout with either as a viable 'last dance' option, though Warren also floated a stadium WBC title fight against Kabayel in Germany.
- Daniel Dubois won the WBO heavyweight title by defeating Fabio Wardley in what Warren called a 'thriller' and faces a rematch at The O2 Arena in London, with trainer Don Charles saying the aim is to become the best heavyweight in the world.
- Don Charles pushed back on overlooking the Wardley rematch, calling Fabio 'a serious, serious fighter' and 'ambitious, quite rightly so' former world champion who will 'do everything in his physical make up and desire' to reclaim the belt.
- The piece also flags Moses Itauma as set for a 'risky' comeback fight in January, per a running sidebar on Sky Sports' heavyweight slate.
Why it matters: Usyk gets a direct path back to a world title without a tune-up fight, and Warren controls three of the four major belts across Kabayel (WBC), Dubois (WBO) and Fury (WBA contingent on December). That promotional chokehold channels Usyk's 'last dance' toward a Dubois trilogy or a fresh Kabayel fight in Germany rather than any tune-up.
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