looks poised to take on in early 2027, but one of their two common professional opponents is picking the latter to spoil the Ukrainian’s ‘farewell fight’. Usyk had held the unified heavyweight world title up until June, but an underwhelming…
Derek Chisora has predicted that Deontay Wilder will knock out Oleksandr Usyk if the two heavyweights clash in an anticipated early 2027 matchup. Usyk, who previously defeated Chisora in 2020, vacated his unified titles following a victory over Rico Verhoeven and is targeting a farewell fight against Wilder.
Speaking to Seconds Out, Chisora cited Wilder's formidable punching power as the deciding factor after losing to the American earlier in the year. Chisora also expressed concern over Usyk splitting from long-time trainer Yuriy Tkachenko ahead of a potential bout in New York.
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