Immediately after defeating Daniel Dubois, the Ukrainian “king” Oleksandr Usyk was ordered to protect the WBO heavy championship against Joseph Parker. If he did not comply with the request, he would be deprived of the championship.
Last weekend, USYK had a match with Dubois before 90,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium (UK). Although over the age of 11 years old, this 38 -year -old puncher still measured Dubois in the fifth round. Overcoming Dubois, USYK once again acquired the entire 4 prestigious belts (WBA, WBO, IBF, WBC) and the title of The Ring.
After the upper stage, USYK received quite tough indicators from the World Boxing Association (WBO). The organization ordered USYK to compete with Parker to prove itself as the best.
In the letter sent to both USYK and Parker, WBO stated: “Ladies, WBO has started the negotiation between the fighters involved to complete the obligation to protect the mandatory title. According to our regulations, the parties have 30 days to achieve the terms.
Parker with a winning achievement of 36, losing 4 is impressing with 6 matches. In February, the New Zealand puncher was about to compete with Dubois to determine the heavy IBF belt. However, at the last minute, Dubois vs Parker match was extremely unfortunate for … Dubois had a viral fever.