“The World Boxing Organization can take a belt unless it believes in a Ukrainian injury”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
The representative of Ukraine was obliged to negotiate with New Zealand Joseph Parker, who owns a temporary title for the next match. Usyk, in turn, asked for a deferral because of a back injury, but in a few days he appeared in public, where he sang and danced at a charity evening.
Such an act was angry with WBO functionaries, who now stated that they did not provide any delay and demanded from the boxer a medical report on their injury. The fate of the title of the champion will be resolved in the near future and depends on the documents that the Usik team will send to the Committee of the Organization.
It is likely that WBO will take away a boxer from Ukraine and increase Parker’s status, which will become a full -fledged champion according to the organization.
It is worth noting that in the next duel, the new Zalandist will go to the ring against the British Fabio Wardley. The WBO management plans to deal with the situation of the Ukrainian as soon as possible – if Usik remains without a belt, Parker’s battle – wardley will have a much higher status (a full match for the title of champion).
‼ ️ The WBO HAS NOT YET GRANTED An EXTENSION TO OLEKSANDR USYK TO Discharge HIS Mandalory Against Interim Champion Joseph Parker. The sanctioning body has requated an Updated Medical Report from Usyk Following Videos of Him Dancing Last Week. The Wbo Championship Committe Will … pic.twitter.com/yhnctqqqgwy
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