Oleksandr Usyk Ordered To Defend Wbo Heavyweight Title Against Joseph Parker

Oleksandr Usyk has been ordered by nan WBO to take sides his heavyweight world title against Joseph Parker. Saturday’s spectacular stoppage of Daniel Dubois successful beforehand of complete 80,000 group astatine Wembley ensured nan Ukrainian was crowned undisputed world champion erstwhile again.

Both parties person 30 days to work together position aliases nan WBO will proceed to a purse bid. Parker, nan erstwhile world champion, is connected a five-fight winning streak, including impressive wins complete nan erstwhile WBC world champion Deontay Wilder, Martin Bakole, and Zhilei Zhang.

Parker’s awesome performances had earned him his first chance to triumph a world title successful 7 years against Daniel Dubois successful February. However Dubois withdrew owed to an infection 2 days earlier nan bout. Instead he fought Bakole, winning pinch a second-round KO.

The conflict against Dubois was not rescheduled and nan British combatant past signed to conflict Usyk, leaving Parker waiting moreover longer for his world title opportunity.

Joseph Parker was astatine Wembley for Oleksandr Usyk’s triumph complete Daniel Dubois. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA

Parker’s scintillating shape has been overmuch aided by his coach Andy Lee, who has besides helped Hamzah Sheeraz and Ben Whittaker gain breakthrough stoppage victories against Edgar Berlanga and Liam Cameron respectively.

Usyk, nan WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO champion, mentioned nan anticipation of defending his titles against Parker connected Saturday, pinch Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua being different possibilities.

Fury has insisted that nan judges were incorrect to grant Usyk nan triumph successful their 2 erstwhile fights successful Riyadh past year. Fury has claimed he is adjacent successful line, moreover posting connected Instagram that nan conflict was group for April 2026.