Egis Klimas, manager of the WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, told who could become the next opponent of the Ukrainian. According to him, the priority for Usyk is the fight for the title of absolute world champion with WBC title holder Tyson Fury.. If Oleksandr’s team fails to organize a duel with the “Gypsy King”, then, most likely, the Ukrainian will fight with Croat Philipp Hrgovic, who is a mandatory contender for the IBF belt. Hrgovic is mandatory for Usyk. If we want to have a unification fight with Fury, then we need to hurry. If this fails, then, of course, Usyk’s next opponent will be Hrgovic,” Klimas quotes BoxingScene.

On the night of August 27, Usyk spectacularly knocked out Briton Daniel Dubois and defended his WBO, WBA, IBO and IBF heavyweight titles.. Now the 36-year-old Usyk has 21 wins (14 by knockout) in 21 fights.. He held five of them in the heavyweight division.. Before that, Alexander became the absolute world champion in the cruiserweight (weight category up to 90.7 kg), having won all four of the most prestigious belts there..

Recall that on April 29, Usyk and Fury were supposed to fight at Wembley Stadium in London for the title of absolute world champion, but the parties could not agree on the terms of the contract for the fight, which is why it was canceled. On October 28, “Gypsy King” in Saudi Arabia will hold an exhibition fight against former UFC champion Francis Ngannou.. The track record of 31-year-old Hrgovic has 16 wins (13 by knockout) in 16 fights. In his last fight, the Croat knocked out Australian Demsey McKean in August of this year and retained his status as a mandatory contender for the IBF heavyweight title..