Oleksandr Usyk will return stronger than ever from a fitness concern to eventually face Derek Chisora. A problem with Usyk’s elbow means his expected meeting with Chisora will be postponed.March 28 was the initial date targeted but their fight is now likely to take place in May at The O2 in London. FORGET THE SWEET SCIENCE 🥊@DerekWarChisora believes he would need to ‘go to hell and come back’ in order to beat @usykaa, should the pair meet this [email protected] 👀 pic.twitter.com/a6fsT91Pic— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) February 5, 2020 Promoter Eddie Hearn told Sky Sports last week: “It looks like Usyk against Chisora is almost there. It’s going to take place a few weeks later than anticipated.”It is a setback for the undefeated Usyk who chose to risk his WBO mandatory challenger status by fighting Chisora instead of waiting for his chance to face Anthony Joshua.”Usyk will fight Joshua and this is a fact,” his promoter Alexander Krassyuk, who works alongside Eddie Hearn, previously told Sky Sports. Krassyuk insisted on Tuesday night that Usyk’s latest issue is not serious and will not significantly hamper his 2020 plans.Joshua is expected to face his IBF mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev in June in London,… Read full this story
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