Mike Tyson has urged Oleksandr Usyk to look 1 of his closest rivals, alternatively than participate an contiguous rematch with Rico Verhoeven.
The Ukrainian is seemingly considering his options pursuing his past outing, which resulted successful a somewhat arguable 11th-round stoppage triumph implicit Verhoeven.
Rather surprisingly, Usyk was plunged into a competitory conflict with the erstwhile kickboxer, whose lone erstwhile nonrecreational boxing lucifer saw him halt a journeyman successful the 2nd circular of their 2014 encounter.
Verhoeven was truthful considered an almighty underdog but nevertheless produced a commendable show past month, remaining competitory with the heavyweight champion for 10 completed rounds.
But portion determination person been calls for an contiguous rematch betwixt the pair, Usyk has since been ordered to support his WBC rubric against mandatory challenger Agit Kabayel.
As the WBC ‘interim’ champion, Kabayel has been awaiting his changeable astatine the afloat rubric since stopping Zhilei Zhang with a sixth-round assemblage onslaught successful February 2025.
And contempt having shown sizeable patience during this time, the 33-year-old is intelligibly becoming progressively frustrated by the situation, truthful overmuch truthful that helium has posted a social media clip of ‘Iron Mike’ demanding Usyk to support his WBC, IBF and WBA titles against him.
“Usyk, we’re waiting for you, brother. We request you, Usyk. We request that money, baby. Come get it.”
Usyk indispensable present determine whether to look Kabayel, who has established himself arsenic the astir deserving contender, oregon vacate his WBC loop and prosecute a Verhoeven rematch.
Alternatively, helium whitethorn conscionable bent up the gloves and telephone clip connected an illustrious vocation astatine 39 years old.
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