According to the ruling body, the WBO has started discussions about a fight between Oleksandr Usyk, the organization’s interim heavyweight champion, and Joseph Parker, the organization’s interim heavyweight champion.
The WBO will start a purse bid if the parties don’t come to terms for a mandatory defense of Usyk’s title within 30 days.
Any of the parties may request purse bid proceedings at any time during the course of negotiations, the WBO said in a statement on Thursday. “The minimum bid in the Heavyweight division is one million dollars.
Usyk has won the WBO belt from Anthony Joshua and the WBA and IBF titles since 2021, and he has defended it four times while also defending it from Tyson Fury, who became the unified champion.
The undefeated Ukrainian vacated the IBF belt last year by choosing a rematch with Fury over the interim champion Daniel Dubois, who was sanctioned by the organization, which he unanimously won in December.
On Saturday, Usyk, 38, defeated Dubois to reclaim the IBF belt and undisputed status.
Source: Aljazeera
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