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4 hours ago
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Oleksandr Usyk in shock split from promoter one month before Daniel Dubois rematch
Just one month before Oleksandr Usyk's rematch with Daniel Dubois, the unified heavyweight champion has split from his promoter Alex Krassyuk in a surprising move. Usyk is scheduled to defend his titles against Dubois, who holds the IBF belt, at Wembley Stadium on 19 July – two years after surviving a controversial low blow to stop the Briton. If Usyk, 38, can defeat Dubois again, he will become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, having previously reigned as undisputed cruiserweight champion. But while Krassyuk has been present for all of his compatriot's professional accolades, he will not be there on 19 July. Krassyuk has worked with Usyk for the entirety of the southpaw's professional career, following the boxer's Olympic gold-medal win at London 2012, but he released a statement on Sunday (22 June) to signal the end of their partnership. 'It's been a tremendous journey — 12 years of unbelievable success,' wrote the K2 Promotions chief on Instagram. 'Two young dreamers met each other to change the game. 'Back in 2013, I gave you my word — and I kept it. At the time, no one believed we were capable of achieving what we set out to do. But by the grace of God, we completed the mission impossible. 'Milestones we conquered together: September 2016 – WBO Cruiserweight Champion. January 2018 – WBO and WBC Cruiserweight Champion. July 2018 – Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion. September 2021 – WBO, WBA, and IBF Heavyweight Champion. May 2024 – Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. 'A dream come true!!! Thank you for all we've gone through and for the honor to be the lifetime promoter of the Double Undisputed. May the Lord bless you and guide your next steps. Thanks God for everything.' Usyk last fought in December, outpointing Tyson Fury for the second time in seven months to retain the unified heavyweight titles. In their first fight, last May, Usyk became the division's first undisputed champion in 24 years. After their first bout, he vacated the IBF belt to avoid a mandatory defence and enable a rematch with Fury, meaning interim champion Dubois was elevated to regular champion. Dubois, 27, knocked out Anthony Joshua at Wembley in September to retain the IBF title, before withdrawing from a February defence against Joseph Parker due to illness. Two days later, Parker stopped Dubois's replacement Martin Bakole, but his clash with 'Dynamite' was not reorganised. Instead, Dubois moved on to his upcoming rematch with Usyk, who is undefeated as a pro. In their first bout, in 2023, Usyk climbed off the canvas after a low blow by Dubois, before stopping the Briton in round nine. Dubois's team appealed the result, claiming the low blow was a legal body shot, but to no avail.
Yahoo
5 hours ago
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Oleksandr Usyk in shock split from promoter one month before Daniel Dubois rematch
Just one month before Oleksandr Usyk's rematch with Daniel Dubois, the unified heavyweight champion has split from his promoter Alex Krassyuk in a surprising move. Usyk is scheduled to defend his titles against Dubois, who holds the IBF belt, at Wembley Stadium on 19 July – two years after surviving a controversial low blow to stop the Briton. If Usyk, 38, can defeat Dubois again, he will become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion, having previously reigned as undisputed cruiserweight champion. But while Krassyuk has been present for all of his compatriot's professional accolades, he will not be there on 19 July. Krassyuk has worked with Usyk for the entirety of the southpaw's professional career, following the boxer's Olympic gold-medal win at London 2012, but he released a statement on Sunday (22 June) to signal the end of their partnership. 'It's been a tremendous journey — 12 years of unbelievable success,' wrote the K2 Promotions chief on Instagram. 'Two young dreamers met each other to change the game. 'Back in 2013, I gave you my word — and I kept it. At the time, no one believed we were capable of achieving what we set out to do. But by the grace of God, we completed the mission impossible. 'Milestones we conquered together: September 2016 – WBO Cruiserweight Champion. January 2018 – WBO and WBC Cruiserweight Champion. July 2018 – Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion. September 2021 – WBO, WBA, and IBF Heavyweight Champion. May 2024 – Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. 'A dream come true!!! Thank you for all we've gone through and for the honor to be the lifetime promoter of the Double Undisputed. May the Lord bless you and guide your next steps. Thanks God for everything.' Usyk last fought in December, outpointing Tyson Fury for the second time in seven months to retain the unified heavyweight titles. In their first fight, last May, Usyk became the division's first undisputed champion in 24 years. After their first bout, he vacated the IBF belt to avoid a mandatory defence and enable a rematch with Fury, meaning interim champion Dubois was elevated to regular champion. Dubois, 27, knocked out Anthony Joshua at Wembley in September to retain the IBF title, before withdrawing from a February defence against Joseph Parker due to illness. Two days later, Parker stopped Dubois's replacement Martin Bakole, but his clash with 'Dynamite' was not reorganised. Instead, Dubois moved on to his upcoming rematch with Usyk, who is undefeated as a pro. In their first bout, in 2023, Usyk climbed off the canvas after a low blow by Dubois, before stopping the Briton in round nine. Dubois's team appealed the result, claiming the low blow was a legal body shot, but to no avail.
The Sun
a day ago
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- The Sun
Oleksandr Usyk makes major change to camp for first time in 12 years just weeks before Daniel Dubois fight
OLEKSANDR USYK has made a major change to his team for the first time in 12 YEARS, less than a month before his rematch with Daniel Dubois. The undefeated Ukranian is just over three weeks away from throwing down with Dubois for all the heavyweight marbles at Wembley. 5 5 But he'll no longer have long-time promoter Alexander Krassyuk on his team as he and his countryman have gone their separate ways after 12 years working together. K2 Promotions chief Krassyuk confirmed the pair's split in an emotional Instgram post. It read: "It's been a tremendous journey -- 12 years of unbelievable success. Two young dreamers met each other to change the game. "Back in 2013, I gave you my word and kept it. "At the time, no one believed we were capable of achieving what we set out to do. "But by the grace of God, we completed the mission impossible." The split, judging from Krassyuk's post, which was also cross-posted on Usyk's page, seems to be an incredibly amicable one. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS 5 A clearly emotional Krassyuk continued: "A dream come true. "Thank you for all we've gone through and for the honour to be the lifetime promoter of the Double Undisputed. 'Doesn't make sense' - Joseph Parker has theory for Daniel Dubois' last-minute withdrawal as Brit gears up to face Usyk "May the Lord bless you and guide your next steps, thanks God for everything." Although the post was also shared to his account, pound-for-pound king Usyk has yet to comment on the pair's split. Usyk's separation from Krassuyk will be music to the ears of IBF heavyweight king Dubois, who will bid to exact revenge on the slick southpaw under the famous Wembley arch. Dubois, 27, suffered a ninth-round TKO defeat to the two-division champion in their Polish punch-up in August 2023. Triple D thought he'd claimed the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring heavyweight titles in the fifth round when he dropped Usyk with a rasping body shot. Referee Luis Pabon, however, deemed the punch to be a low blow and gave Usyk the allotted five minutes to recover. But the official controversially urged the unified champ to take more time to recover after the fan favourite said he was ready to fight. Dubois and promoter Frank Warren appealed to the WBA to overturn the result of the fight to a no-contest. But their attempts to overturn the result of the Wroclaw war, however, were KO'd by the Panama-based sanctioned body.
