Oleksandr Usyk planning cruiserweight return after Tyson Fury rematch
Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk could return to the cruiserweight division after his rematch with Tyson Fury in December.
The Ukrainian became boxing’s first four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion with a split decision victory over Fury in Saudi Arabia in May.
The 37-year-old will face Fury again on 21 December, but could then decide to drop down to cruiserweight again.
“I think maybe after the rematch, I am going to go down in weight to cruiserweight. I want more [fights at] cruiserweight,” Usyk told the ‘3 Knockdown Rule’ , externalpodcast.
“Maybe I can be undisputed for a second time in the cruiserweight division, it’s my plan. When I start to prepare for my training camp [as a heavyweight], I have to eat all the time. For me it’s hard, I don’t like it.”
Usyk moved up to the heavyweight division in 2019, having previously been the undisputed cruiserweight champion.
He weighed in at 16st (224lb), the heaviest of his career, for his fight with Fury.
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