After beating Rico Verhoeven in May – a contest widely criticised beforehand due to Verhoeven doing nothing to merit the chance bar being a well-known kickboxer – Usyk’s next move was under the microscope with the likes of Kabayel, Moses Itauma, and Murat Gassiev breathing down his neck in the sanctioning body rankings.
Oleksandr Usyk wants to ‘help move the sport forward’ by relinquishing titles
