According to Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, Oleksandr Usyk the undefeated two-time Undisputed Heavyweight champion of the world, and one time former Undisputed Cruiserweight world champion has chosen to relinquish the WBO World Heavyweight championship. Not only does this mean that Usyk is once again no longer an undisputed world champion in the Heavyweight division after successfully fully unifying it for a second time earlier this year with a knockout win in his rematch with Daniel Dubois, after having a similar situation occur after he successfully unified the division the first time in his first fight with Tyson Fury in 2023, when Dubois was a mandatory challenger in the IBF Heavyweight ratings, after previously being stopped by Usyk prior to Usyk’s first of two bouts with Fury, but it also now elevates undefeated number one mandatory challenger Fabio Wardley, who Usyk had been mandated to fight by the WBO as its latest mandatory challenger, to now WBO World Heavyweight champion.
Wardley is coming off a knockout win in October over former WBO World Heavyweight champion Joseph Parker in London, England. As of now, there has been no word from Usyk or his representatives as to why he chose to vacate the WBO world championship, but he has been recovering from a back injury in recent months. This is a developing story and we will keep readers updated on developments as they become available. Stay tuned.
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