Oleksandr Usyk is ready to return to the cruiserweight division to battle Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
Usyk grew to become a two-division champion after transferring as much as the heavyweight ranks and profitable the IBF, WBO and WBA titles in a dominant victory over Anthony Joshua final September.
His present focus is on a rematch with the Briton with an undisputed title showdown in opposition to WBC champion Tyson Fury nonetheless a lingering risk – though ‘The Gypsy King’ is adamant he'll retire from boxing.
Canelo in the meantime is already a four-weight world champion and can intention so as to add one other light-heavyweight title to his assortment when he takes on the undefeated Dmitry Bivol on Saturday.
The Mexican famous person has already mentioned transferring as much as cruiserweight with Eddie Hearn, who's selling this weekend’s showdown, revealing a shocking proposition from Canelo to additionally problem Usyk for his heavyweight titles.
‘After we discuss mindset and profitable, he genuinely believes he can beat Oleksandr Usyk for the world heavyweight title,’ Hearn instructed Joe.
‘He stated to me ‘if you can also make that battle at one pound above cruiserweight – which clearly Usyk was a cruiserweight – I'll beat him’.
‘I discover it arduous to not consider him. Typically, the one manner somebody like Canelo Alvarez or Vasyl Lomachenko will get beat is once they preserve transferring up in weight outdoors of the place they need to be.
‘That’s possibly how Canelo Alvarez will get beat, (when) it’s a problem too far.’
Responding to Hearn’s feedback, Usyk’s supervisor welcomed a titanic assembly between the undefeated Ukrainian and Canelo, suggesting the battle can happen on the 200lbs restrict.
‘Be out visitor,’ Klimas wrote. ‘Usyk will make cruiserweight for this one. However let Canelo focus on Bivol for now.’
Usyk’s rematch with Joshua is predicted to happen on 23 July with Saudi Arabia the entrance runner to host it.
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