Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight debut date and venue confirmed

Oleksandr Usyk makes his postponed heavyweight debut in October

Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) makes his Heavyweight debut on October 12 at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK – and tickets are on presale now.

Ukrainian Usyk moves up to join the big boys having dominated the Cruiserweight division, ending his time at the 200lbs limit as the undisputed champion with a clinical KO win over Tony Bellew in Manchester in November, that victory continuing his epic run of wins in his opponents backyard that saw him seal the inaugural World Boxing Super Series through wins over formidable foes Marco Huck, Mairis Breidis and Murat Gassiev.

The talented southpaw was due to face a confident Carlos Takam at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on Saturday May 25, but withdrew through injury. Shortly afterwards, at the end of June, the WBO announced him as the mandatory challenger to the World Boxing Organization heavyweight title , now in the possession of Mexican-American Andy Ruiz Jr. The Olympic gold medallist is first in line to face the winner of Joshua-Ruiz when they rematch on November 7 in Saudia Arabia.

Tickets start at $40 plus booking fees with the pre-sale codes USYK, WINTRUST, MBUSA in effect at: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/070057139FF02C5D . General sale will begin at 11am CT on Friday August 30 at the same URL.

USYK Roll of Honour

2018 Muhammad Ali Trophy 2018 The Ring World cruiserweight title 2018 WBA 'Super' World cruiserweight title 2018 IBF World cruiserweight title 2018 WBC World cruiserweight title 2016 WBO World cruiserweight title 2014 WBO Inter-Continental crusierweight title 2012 London Heavyweight Gold medallist 2011 Baku World Championships Bronze medallist 2011 Liverpool European Championships Gold medallist 2009 Milan World Championships Bronze medallist 2006 Plovdiv European Championships Bronze medallist