Oleksandr Usyk has relinquished his WBO heavyweight title after informing the governing body he would not proceed with a mandatory defence against Britain’s Fabio Wardley, the World Boxing Organization said on Monday.

Oleksandr Usyk became the undisputed heavyweight champion again in 2025, but he's giving up one of his titles to Fabio Wardley. Here's what happened:

Earlier this week, Fabio Wardley was upgraded to full WBO World Heavyweight champion after Oleksandr Usyk opted to vacate the belt. Now the Ukrainian’s team

Boxing star Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) has officially vacated his World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight championship. The news was confirmed in a statement posted across the social media channels of the boxing sanctioning body on Monday.

TYSON FURY received a major boost in his hopes of a trilogy fight with Oleksandr Usyk. The Gypsy King, 37, lost his first two fights against his Ukrainian foe. The first defeat saw Fury relinquish

Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk vacated his WBO world title on Monday, with Britain's Fabio Wardley set to be elevated to full world champion as a result.

Fabio Wardley, the new WBO heavyweight champion by virtue of Oleksandr Usyk’s decision to relinquish the belt, admits he’d have preferred to win the title in the ring.

Boxing’s world title picture is always a complex business, with belts galore in every single division - including heavyweight.

Oleksandr Usyk has relinquished his WBO title. The 38 year-old Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) became the unified heavyweight champion (again) after smashing Daniel Dubois last summer, which means the Ukrainian “Cat” had four belts to defend.

Oleksandr Usyk, the 38-year-old Ukrainian, reigns as the undisputed, undefeated heavyweight world champion yet again. Usyk beat 27-year-old Daniel Dubois by fifth-round TKO in their rematch, improving his record to 24-0 and claiming all four heavyweight ...